Protecting The Great Wall of China From Erosion, Lichen Soil Crust Shields Monument from Weather Damage
Biological soil crusts are flourishing on the rammed earth sections of the wall, and indeed were found to cover 67% of the sampled areas.
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Learning to Just Say No to Unwanted Holiday Invitations Can Benefit Your Mental Health-New Study
In experiements of friends' parties, and special plans with a loved one, rejected invitations don't sting very hard at all, it turns out.
These 385 Million-year-old Tree Roots Look Just Like Ours, and Tell a Tale Just Like Ours
While seemingly obvious, the roots were a radical new way for trees to live back in the mid-Devonian when Archaeopteris was evolving
World's Largest Experimental Fusion Reactor Generates First Plasma in Japan
The largest operational nuclear fusion reactor on Earth just produced its first plasma when it came online over the weekend in Japan. A tokamak-style nuclear fusion reactor, the JT-60SA used superconducting magnets to heat and contain a gas to 200 million Celsius, turning it into a form of matter called plasma. Nuclear fusion is billed […]
Exciting Clinical Trials of New Stem Cell Injection Treatment Shows Promise for Halting Multiple Sclerosis
In the first-ever clinical trials in humans, the researchers found patients injected with the stem cells exhibited no increase in disability
Ancient California Redwoods Defy Scientists' Expectations and Sprout New Shoots From Blackened Trunks
The fire blazed up to their crowns, torching every needle along the way, and frightening scientists into thinking they would never recover.
Fishing Nets and Carpets Can Be Recycled Molecularly Thanks to Genius Chemist and Brand New Catalyst
When the Nylon-6 samples reached melting temperatures the catalyst caused 99% of the plastic returned to its original building blocks.
Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of 'Resonant Orbits'
6 newly-discovered exoplanets are orbiting in perfect resonance around a star in an eons-long 'waltz' that indicates they are newly formed.
NASA Turns Light into Sound Frequency Creating a Milky Way Symphony (LISTEN)
In each of the images, optical, infrared, and X-ray light has its own track, some represented by strings, and others by bells, or synths.
Complete Stegosaurus Fossil Found With Skin Still On in Northern China
The Stegosaurus measures 5 meters in length, or around 15 feet, and is so well preserved that a mineralization of its skin was created.
Ten New Species of Trilobites Discovered in Ancient Ash Reveal Missing Pieces of World Puzzle
Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, hidden for 490 million years in Thailand, could be missing pieces in an ancient geographic map.
Groundbreaking Wearable Device Takes Ultrasound Images of Muscles During Exercise for Better Diagnosis, Treatment
Millions of people suffer from musculoskeletal injuries every year, and the recovery process can often be long and difficult.
Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Found in Ancient Tree Rings Could Help Scientists Predict the Next One
An international team of scientists has documented the largest solar storm to have ever struck the Earth, hidden inside the trunks of ancient trees. Such a massive storm today on the scale of the newly discovered one would cause total disruptions to global technology and infrastructure, from power transformers to satellites, but better understanding how […]
Removing Just One Spoon of Salt from Diet Can Lower Blood Pressure as Well or Better Than Medications
Even patients already on blood pressure-reducing drugs can bring theirs down further by not adding additional salt, the researchers found.
First Advanced Parkinson's Patient to Walk Again with New Spinal Implant, 'It's Incredible'
The team says it's committed to testing this same intervention in 6 more patients to get a really good feel for its future potential.
The Hubble and Webb Telescopes Join to Create Unprecedented Photo of Universe
The bluest galaxies are relatively nearby and detected by Hubble, while the redder galaxies tend to be more distant as detected by Webb.
Instead of Corn and Soy Farming, Use Lab-Grown Oil to Help the Planet, Scientist Says
The possibility of returning existing farmlands to a natural state, which could enhance biodiversity and build up natural carbon sinks
12-year-old Develops Fire Detection System That Wins Her $25,000 and Top Junior Scientist Award
In the summer of 2022, a fire destroyed a restaurant behind Shanya's house that inspired her to create a better home fire-detection system.
Astronauts 'Shoot' For the Moon, Trying Out New Camera Made For Space in the Lunar-Like Terrain of Spain
Astronauts are trying out a new hi-tech space camera here on Earth, the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera tested by PANGAEA in Spain.
Pristine Coral Reefs Discovered Are Thousands of Years Old And Teeming With Life
The larger of the two reefs spans over 800 meters in length, the equivalent of eight football fields and is filled with stony corals
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