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Glacial lakes in Alaska are expanding rapidly and could quadruple in size

• Mar 10, 2026

Alaska's glacial lakes are growing faster than in previous decades. They expanded by more than 150 square kilometers between 2018 and 2024, and could...

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Noise at sea: Research on how wind farms affect fish

• Mar 10, 2026

Human activity is making the underwater world increasingly noisy. Ph.D. candidate Fien Demuynck researched how wind farms affect fish and how to minim...

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Understanding how wind moves pollen can guide urban planning decisions about green spaces

• Mar 10, 2026

Due to climate change, plants' pollination season has been growing longer and longer. As a result, people are exposed to allergens for extended period...

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Precisely measuring quantum signals in large spin ensembles

• Mar 10, 2026

Quantum mechanical effects are known to be easily disrupted by disturbances from the surrounding environment, commonly referred to as noise. To minimi...

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How does snow gather on a roof? Simulation considers turbulence alongside snowflake size

• Mar 10, 2026

No two snowflakes may be the same, but models that fail to take these variations into consideration often fall short when calculating the way snow acc...

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Scientists harness quantum tunneling to boost heavy water production efficiency

• Mar 10, 2026

A study by scientists at Hunan University introduces a new hydrogen isotope separation method that leverages proton quantum tunneling to produce heavy...

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NASA's Van Allen Probe A to re-enter atmosphere

• Mar 10, 2026

NASA's Van Allen Probe A is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van A...

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Study shows spiral sound can shift sideways

• Mar 10, 2026

A new University of Mississippi study shows that some sound waves don't just move forward—they also move slightly to the side. Understanding this move...

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Heat does not reduce prosociality, study suggests

• Mar 10, 2026

High temperatures have long been empirically linked to violence, conflict, and aggression at the societal level—a troubling pattern in a warming world...

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Modernization can increase differences between cultures

• Mar 10, 2026

Does modernization—economic growth, technological advancement, globalization, increased education, and urbanization—reduce cultural differences? Conve...

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Strange cosmic burst from colliding galaxies shines light on heavy elements

• Mar 10, 2026

A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an international team of astronomer...

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Subglacial weathering may have slowed planet's escape from snowball Earth

• Mar 10, 2026

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo challenges a long-standing assumption about Ea...