Plant disease outbreaks may be curbed by periodic wildfires
Researchers surveyed vegetation plots in 35-year study More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 24, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Coral reefs' 'taste' and 'smell' provide insights into a dynamic ecosystem
Hundreds of new molecules recently discovered by research team More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 23, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Antarctic research links warming to fish decline
Drop in sea ice connected with decline in larvae of key forage fish More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 23, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Researchers develop new method to screen Alzheimer's treatment efficacy
Results could lead to novel approach to developing therapeutics More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 22, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Astronomers confirm intermediate-mass black hole in Andromeda galaxy
Object is located in rare low-mass stripped nucleus More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 22, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Shape of melting ice depends on water temperature
Scientists discovered that ice formations are shaped by external forces More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 17, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
January freeze dates becoming the norm for many northern US lakes
Climate change is driving later freeze dates and earlier thaws in lakes More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 17, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Microplastic pollution lingers in rivers for years before entering oceans
Water dynamics can trap lightweight microplastics that otherwise might float More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Next-generation grids capture detailed brain signals
Researchers develop groundbreaking electrocorticography sensor More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Gemini South captures remarkably clear images of two sidewinding stellar jets
Astronomers use adaptive optics system that reduces distortion More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 15, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Hotspots shed light on 'flash drought' causes
Work could lay the groundwork for predicting flash droughts More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 15, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Researchers identify coral reef 'bright spots'
'Dark spots' are likely to lose significant coral cover More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 14, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Antarctic ice's deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming
Scientists document the evolution of Antarctica's ice sheets 20 million years ago More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 14, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Researchers find cyclones on Jupiter caused by polar turbulence and convection
Scientists analyze images from Juno satellite to study enormous polar cyclones More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 11, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
Astronomers observe flyby of object in stellar nursery
Rare phenomenon left long streams of debris in its wake More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - February 11, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: research
