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Farmland near river confluences can mitigate flooding, study finds

Agricultural land near river confluences can help absorb water and slow the progression of flooding during extreme weather events. Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University show that….

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Why Your Personality Can Affect Your Salary and How It Shapes the Gender Wage Gap

Credit: CC0 Public domain When we think about what affects salaries, we often focus on education, work experience, or even pure luck. But what about personality traits? Are they just….

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The AZD7648 molecule can destroy parts of the genome

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Genome editing with various CRISPR-Cas molecular complexes has progressed rapidly in recent years. Hundreds of laboratories around the world are now working to put these tools….

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Observations detect a new long-period radio transient associated with supernova remnant G22.7-0.2

Radio image of DART J1832-0911. The source is indicated in the white dotted box, within SNR G22.7-0.2. Credit: Li et al., 2024. Using the DAocheng radio telescope (DART), Chinese astronomers….

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The cooperative movement of atoms protects the glass from fracture

Experimental apparatus and specimen. A schematic of the model ionic glass structure and its dynamics is also presented. Credit: Makina Saito We’ve all experienced the moment of panic when a….

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Researchers find possible solution to cosmic ray and muon puzzle

Illustration of particle showers created by cosmic rays colliding in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Credit: Simon Swordy (University of Chicago), NASA Scientists have a problem with cosmic rays: they produce too….

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Measurements show crabs can treat pain

Electrodes measuring brain activity were attached to a shore crab, which was then subjected to mechanical and chemical stimuli. Credit: Eleftherios Kasiouras Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are the….

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Australia in baby bust crisis? It’s not that simple and panicking won’t help

It is important to support child-free lifestyles. Credit: Vladimir Kudinov/Pexels There is a seemingly endless stream of headlines about falling birth rates. Many have alarmist stories about the dangers of….

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Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution: here’s why it matters

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain On March 2, 2022, delegates to the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end….

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Exploring new materials carrying liquid organic hydrogen for a safer and more transportable energy source

Optimization of LOHC molecules using a molecular engineering approach. Change in the position of the methyl group in nitrogen-based bicyclic LOHC (left) and hydrocarbon-based tricyclic LOHC (right). Credit: Korea Research….