Tonga volcano eruption’s echoes heard 6,200 miles away
Massive eruption of Tonga volcano provides an explosion of data on atmospheric waves Just before nightfall reached Tonga, the Hunga...
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Researchers simulate coronavirus invasion and infection, find cooperative host cells
Supercomputer models show reaction of lung cell receptors Supercomputer model could explain how coronavirus binds to lung receptor cells. Credit...
Model predicts seasonal variability of solar and wind power
Forecasting power droughts and floods could aid in the path to a zero-emission future Researchers model seasonal solar and wind...
Hurricanes in 2017 did not greatly damage corals, but reefs were already in trouble
Scientists find that decades of degradation created ‘resistant’ coral reefs A colony of the coral Orbicella annularis with encroaching algae,...
Scientists take cues from Jules Verne to study life at the ‘center of the Earth’
Research in abandoned underground mine leads to subsurface biosphere discoveries Level number 27 of the now-abandoned Soudan Mine: 2,341 feet...
Research on repetitive worm behavior has implications for understanding human diseases
Scientists gain new insights into human brain cells by studying worm equivalents Human astrocytes are important in brain signaling. Credit...
Study shakes up sloth family tree
Unique method finds that two-toed sloths are last members of ‘extinct’ family A pale-throated (three-toed) sloth in Parque del Este,...
Ultra-fast communication allows aquatic cells to release toxins in unison
Life in a marsh led researchers to discover a new type of intercellular communication Scientists look at a sample from...
Scientists discover new mechanism for how soils store carbon
Soil pore structure key to carbon storage, climate impacts Researchers discovered a new mechanism that determines how carbon is stored...
Facial recognition technique could improve hail forecasts
Scientists use machine learning to recognize potentially damaging storms Scientists are developing a new machine-learning technique that may improve hail...
Agrivoltaics proves beneficial across food, water, energy nexus
Multi-year study of agrivoltaics shows benefits across food, water, energy nexus Co-location of agriculture and solar photovoltaic arrays could have...
Iridium ‘loses its identity’ when interfaced with nickel
Study could lead to improved control of materials properties Electrons around an iridium ion, right. Left, interfacing iridium with nickel...