Global database reveals human activity biggest driver of homogenization of plant communities
Researchers compiled a dataset of more than 200,000 plant species More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Scientist observes nanodroplets of water turning into ice
Water-ice revelations could transform anti-icing technologies More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
More bird species in the tropics than previously thought
Study suggests many isolated bird populations merit species status More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Scientists develop stable sodium battery technology
Sodium metal anode resists dendrite formation More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Citizen astronomers find young Jupiter-like object missed by previous exoplanet searches
Planetoid is almost 146 light-years away from Earth More at
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Gemini South telescope captures image of Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula
Glowing nebula hides a young star More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Climate change factors in the fossil record that accelerate mass extinction
Finding clues to the present in what happened 372 million years ago More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Sugar-coated strip advances COVID-19 testing
Researchers design rapid sensing COVID-19 test to meet the challenge of tracking variants More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Winter is coming: Researchers uncover a surprising cause of the Little Ice Age
Cold era, lasting from early 15th to mid-19th centuries, triggered by unusually warm conditions More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Humans reached remote North Atlantic islands centuries earlier than thought
Faroes settled well before Vikings arrived, lake sediments show More at
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Climate-driven disease devastates seagrass health
Researchers find more seagrass wasting disease outbreaks More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304215&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Astronomers confront massive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*
Study finds mass at the center of the Milky Way is 99.9% from Sagittarius A* More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304214&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Researchers uncover genetic instructions for cells that help crops tolerate drought and flooding
A single-cell map of corn’s root reveals a regulator of cellular diversity More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 3, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Aircraft reveal surprisingly strong Southern Ocean carbon sink
Study relies on airborne measurements of carbon dioxide to estimate ocean uptake More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304143&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - January 3, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
New technology can detect and reverse opioid overdoses
Wearable device has potential to reduce preventable deaths More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304118&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - December 20, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
