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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailOceans have absorbed enough heat since the Paris Agreement was signed to match the energy of 1.7 billion…

Thanks to funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation, scientists have developed a new way for removing PFAS from drinking water. PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and often referred to as "forever…

For the first time ever, scientists have observed a group of tiny worms called nematodes forming a strange “living tower” in nature. This kind of behaviour is known as forming “superorganism” which had only been seen in laboratory…

Imagine trying to solve a complex problem without access to the instruction manual — or worse, being told the manual was too expensive to keep on hand. That’s exactly what the federal government is doing to the scientists who…

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (NP) Udupi, Jun 12: "The selection of two girls from the same class to represent India on an…

Volcanoes don’t always play by the rules. Most of the time, scientists can predict an eruption using early signs like ground swelling or a series of small earthquakes. These warnings happen when underground chambers fill with magma and gas,…

Understanding thermal transport mechanisms across material interfaces is crucial for advancing semiconductor technologies, particularly in miniaturized devices operating under extreme power densities1,2. Although the interface…

In mice, AIRE-mediated peripheral antigen expression by thymic epithelial cells22, the activity of Fezf2 in mTECs23, and the presence of mimetic cells2 in the thymic microenvironment non-redundantly contribute to the formation of a…

Lipids are essential components of cancer cells due to their structural and signalling roles1. To meet metabolic demands, many cancers take up extracellular lipids2,3,4,5; however, how these lipids contribute to cancer growth and…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Data that has been lost in the weeds — or more accurately the turfgrass — could help improve estimates of carbon dioxide emissions from urban areas, according to a team led by scientists at Penn State. As a part of…