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Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

Two-dimensional (2D) materials promise revolutionary advances in electronics and photonics, but many of the most interesting ...

That low-frequency fuzz that can bedevil cellphone calls has to do with how electrons move through and interact in materials ...

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Reading an Arabic newspaper, a book, or academic prose fluently, whether digital or in print, remains challenging for many ...

People who sign consent forms feel more trapped—not more empowered—than those who give consent verbally, according to new ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered experimental evidence that particles of matter emerging from energetic ...

New formulations of nanopesticides with natural ingredients have appeared in specialized literature using terms such as "green pesticide," "ecological," "based on natural elements," and "with natural ...

Oysters famously filter their surrounding water, but it turns out they are removing more than algae and excess nutrients. New ...

Around the world, millions of families have suffered forcible separation, through war, trafficking, natural disasters, or ...

Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse ...