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Titan's lakes may spawn 10-foot waves in gentle winds, new model suggests
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Titan's lakes may spawn 10-foot waves in gentle winds, new model suggests

On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up 10-foot...

Tracing anglers in the Gulf Coast: New machine learning tools reveal when, where and how anglers fish
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Tracing anglers in the Gulf Coast: New machine learning tools reveal when, where and how anglers fish

The Gulf Coast is recognized worldwide for its exceptional fishing opportunities, offering anglers a wide variety of species such as trout, red snapper, and gro...

Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises
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Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises

A new study by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers revealed that Waikīkī is facing a fundamental shift in flood hazards as sea levels rise—transitioning...

ALMA confirms rare quasar pair at redshift 5.7 in merging galaxies
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ALMA confirms rare quasar pair at redshift 5.7 in merging galaxies

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have discovered a close pair of quasars, which is a result of a distant massive galax...

Combining seismic and space data to detect calving in Greenland glaciers
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Combining seismic and space data to detect calving in Greenland glaciers

When the edge of a Greenland glacier breaks off into the sea to become an iceberg, can a global seismic network "hear" it? The answer is yes—but only if the eve...

AI turns plain-language prompts into lab-ready recipes for novel materials
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AI turns plain-language prompts into lab-ready recipes for novel materials

Advances in artificial intelligence promise to help chemical engineers discover complex new materials. These materials could be used for reactions such as turni...

Ancient viruses serve as gene delivery couriers to help bacteria resist antibiotics
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Ancient viruses serve as gene delivery couriers to help bacteria resist antibiotics

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those linked to antimicrobial resistance (AM...

Cells have a secret 'courier system' that could open hard-to-reach targets for RNA and gene therapies
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Cells have a secret 'courier system' that could open hard-to-reach targets for RNA and gene therapies

Researchers at University College Dublin have discovered a previously unknown "courier system" that cells use to deliver coherent biological messages between ea...

A regulatory loophole could delay ozone recovery by years
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A regulatory loophole could delay ozone recovery by years

Often hailed as the most successful international environmental agreement of all time, the 1987 Montreal Protocol continues to successfully phase out the global...

African elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation
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African elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move...

'Dancing jets' from black hole reveal an immense power equivalent to 10,000 suns
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'Dancing jets' from black hole reveal an immense power equivalent to 10,000 suns

New Curtin University-led research has used a radio telescope that spans Earth to snap images that measure the immense power of jets from black holes, confirmin...

The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050
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The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050

Energy, transport, heating and industrial transition: A major modeling study now provides EU-wide guidance with high sector detail on the required pace of trans...

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