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Phys.org / Mars rovers give scientists a ground‑level view of the red planet—peek inside their NASA control room
Lights blink on as I enter the Rover Operations Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, at 7:30 a.m. I'm the first to arrive, even though I already feel late.
Phys.org / Mixture of traditional edible plants inhibits fungus growth in corn, study shows
Fungal contamination in stored grain across sub-Saharan Africa causes major post-harvest losses and severe public health risks, costing billions of dollars annually, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...
Phys.org / Transforming polyamide microplastics into light-emitting carbon quantum dots for UV-blocking food packaging
Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. As larger plastic debris breaks down through mechanical, photochemical and biological processes, it forms microplastics that have been ...
Medical Xpress / Oxalate in spinach and almonds may worsen gut inflammation in IBD
Spinach, almonds and sweet potatoes are celebrated as some of the healthiest foods on the planet. But for the millions of Americans living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study from the UNC School of Medicine ...
Medical Xpress / Mimicking natural connections could improve rotator cuff repair
Researchers have developed a "scaffold" that mimics natural tissue and could lead to more durable rotator cuff repairs, including for large injuries and cases involving bone and tissue degeneration that are often the most ...
Phys.org / Protein degradation rate helps explain why humans develop more slowly than mice
Humans develop at a slower rate than other mammalian species, like mice, but scientists are still trying to understand the molecular basis of these differences. Now, researchers from the Ebisuya Group at EMBL Barcelona and ...
Medical Xpress / Practice helps the brain separate tasks and improve multitasking ability
It is commonly perceived that multitasking is highly inefficient, with the brain often "crashing" or scrambling when trying to do two things at once. A recent study by City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has uncovered ...
Phys.org / 3D atomic imaging reveals a new pathway to crystal formation
The most common scientific approach for thinking about how condensation, freezing and other phase transitions begin is based in classical nucleation theory, which was developed about a century ago. Thousands of experiments ...
Phys.org / Adaptation and a 'Noah's Ark for trees' offer hope for endangered black ash
With the invasive emerald ash borer beetle decimating black ash across North America, according to the U.S. Forest Service, a team led by researchers at Penn State conducted an expansive study of genetic diversity in black ...
Phys.org / Germany could miss climate goal in 2026 for the first time: Think tank
Germany risks missing an annual climate target in 2026 for the first time unless cuts to greenhouse gas emissions sharply accelerate, a think tank warned Friday.
Medical Xpress / New fibroblast state reveals how lung tumors may suppress immune defenses
Researchers at Columbia University have identified a previously unknown population of fibroblasts that may protect lung tumors from immune attack. The work, published in Nature Immunology, illuminates a previously unknown ...
Phys.org / Why marine heat waves and acidification strike together
Marine heat waves and extreme ocean acidification events are each damaging on their own. But when both stressors hit simultaneously, their individual effects can be exacerbated.