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Airborne Measurements Reveal Major Methane Leaks in Colorado

During two days of intensive airborne measurements, oil and gas operations in Colorado's Front Range leaked nearly three times as much methane, a greenhouse…

Earth Sciences

NASA Watching Year's First Tropical Low Headed for Southwestern Mexico

NOAA's National Hurricane Center is giving it a 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression in the next two days, and NASA's Aqua satellite passed…

Health & Medicine

Malaria Severity: Beyond Blood Parasite Levels

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Information Technology

New Display Panel Offers Unmatched Detail for Work Processes

“We live in a world in which the majority of work processes are aided by computers,” said Professor Dr André Hinkenjann, Director of the Institute of Visual…

Physics & Astronomy

Diverging Thermal Conductivity: A Breakthrough Study Unveiled

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) in Mainz and the National University of Singapore have attested that the thermal…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Service Engineering Innovations for Urban Climate Protection

As part of a competition sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to reward the most energy-efficient urban regions in…

Life & Chemistry

Selective Bond Breaking in Symmetric Molecules Using Light Waves

Chemical bonds between carbon and hydrogen atoms are amongst the strongest in nature and their selective breaking, in particular in symmetric molecules, is of…

Earth Sciences

Tibetan Plateau Uplift: Insights on Species Diversity

“We believe this paper may become a benchmark for geo-biological studies worldwide. It links the geological, climatic and evolutionary history of one of the…

Life & Chemistry

Beetles that taste like mustard – Flea beetles outwit their host plant’s mustard oil bomb

Almost all herbivorous insects are specialized to feed on specific host plants and have adapted to their chemical defenses. Flea beetles are important pests of…

Life & Chemistry

How Insects and Birds Drive Plant Pollination and Seed Dispersal

“Many plants rely on pollination of their flowers by insects and also need birds or mammals that disperse the plant seeds”, first author Jörg Albrecht…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Telescopes Capture Unprecedented Flare Observations

To have a record of such an intense flare from so many observatories is unprecedented.  Such research can help scientists better understand what catalyst sets…

Life & Chemistry

Portable Labs-On-A-Chip: Quick Results in Minutes

These labs-on-a-chip would not only be quick—results are available in minutes—but also inexpensive and portable. They could be used miles from the nearest…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Stem Cell Treatments for Adult Blood Disorders

Adults suffering from diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood-related disorders may benefit from life-saving treatment commonly used in pediatric…

Physics & Astronomy

Berkeley Lab Unveils Nanoscope for Molecular Chemistry Insights

For years, scientists have had an itch they couldn’t scratch. Even with the best microscopes and spectrometers, it’s been difficult to study and identify…

Health & Medicine

Smartphone App Detects Mood Swings Through Voice Analysis

A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes…

Life & Chemistry

Gluten-Free Diet Lowers Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Mice

More than 1% of the Danish population has type 1 diabetes, one of the highest incidence rates in the world.

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