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Order and Disorder in Crystalline Ice Explained
A fascinating substance with unique properties, ice has intrigued humans since time immemorial. Unlike most…
Subscriptions to Satellite Alerts Linked to Decreased Deforestation in Africa
Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations subscribed to…
Reawakened Geyser Does Not Foretell Yellowstone Volcanic Eruptions, Study Shows
When Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser — which shoots water higher than any active geyser…
Spiders in Space: Without Gravity, Light Becomes Key to Orientation
Humans have taken spiders into space more than once to study the importance of gravity…
A Technique to Sift Out the Universe’s First Gravitational Waves
In the moments immediately following the Big Bang, the very first gravitational waves rang out.…
Water on Mars Not as Widespread as Previously Thought
Water on Mars, in the form of brines, may not be as widespread as previously…
Aluminium Alloy Research Could Benefit Manned Space Missions
The MIAMI-2 – Microscopes and Ion Accelerators for Materials Investigations – facility has helped Dr.…
Understanding Astrophysics with Laser-Accelerated Protons
Bringing huge amounts of protons up to speed in the shortest distance in fractions of…
Does the Human Brain Resemble the Universe?
In their paper published in Frontiers of Physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna)…