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Asteroid making its closest approach to Earth this week
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On 4 February, asteroid 2011 MD will make its closest approach to the Earth. Though it will not be visible with the naked eye, the asteroid…
Can ocean energy power carbon removal?
The team examined many marine carbon management methods, including marine carbon capture, which separates carbon dioxide from the air or ocean; sequestration, which permanently stores that captured carbon; and removal,…
New UK report reveals autism assessment and support crisis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A report published today (Friday 2 February) by the Child of the North initiative—led by the N8 Research Partnership and former Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield’s new…
Ariane 6 test model cryogenic system disconnection
Credit: European Space Agency Teams from ESA, France’s space agency CNES and ArianeGroup successfully completed the disconnection and retraction of the Ariane 6 cryogenic systems on 30 January 2024. These…
A physical qubit with built-in error correction
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There has been significant progress in the field of quantum computing. Big global players, such as Google and IBM, are already offering cloud-based quantum computing services.…
Leveraging collaboration, transparency, and inclusion to advance macrosystems biology” – Functional Ecologists
Functional Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Methods in Ecology and Evolution and People and Nature are seeking proposals for a cross-journal Special Feature on “Large Scale, Open…
India’s solar industry wants to grow, but it has to face China first
To compete with China, India wants to make solar panels from scratch. But dependence on its rival for key components make it a tough task India’s solar industry doesn’t only…
Shell uses controversial carbon credits to meet climate targets
The oil and gas giant offset part of its emissions with over a million credits from Chinese projects suspended because of integrity concerns Oil and gas giant Shell is counting…
Researchers discover epigenetic status determines metastasis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University have investigated in mice how spreading tumor cells behave at the site of metastasis. Some…
