By varying the initial inventory of volatile elements in a model of the geochemical evolution of rocky planets, researchers obtained a wide range of outcomes,…
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A new study published in Elementa by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz and NOAA examines traditional aspects of seafood sustainability alongside greenhouse gas emissions…
A Hesperapis regularis bee visits a flower of Clarkia cylindrica at Pinnacles National Park. Credit: Tania Jogesh Study of flowers with two types of anthers…
Direct Visualization of Quantum Dots Reveals Shape of Quantum Wave Function of the Trapped Electrons
Direct Visualization of Quantum Dots Reveals Shape of Quantum Wave Function of the Trapped Electrons
Visualization of quantum dots in bilayer graphene using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy reveals a three-fold symmetry. In this three-dimensional image, the peaks represent sites…
Past and future trends in global mean temperature spanning the last 67 million years. Oxygen isotope values in deep-sea benthic foraminifera from sediment cores are…
Computer simulation of the disruption of a star by a black hole shows the formation of an eccentric accretion disk of stellar material spiraling into…
One additional year in the ocean makes a big difference in the size of salmon, as seen in these two female sockeye salmon from Pick…
A new theory explains how black holes grow as a function of galaxy mass and eventually quench star formation in their host galaxies. The images…
The X chromosome is the first human chromosome to be completely sequenced from end to end, with no gaps in the sequence and an unprecedented…
Extensional faults (arrows) on the surface of Pluto indicate expansion of the dwarf planet’s icy crust, attributed to freezing of a subsurface ocean. Credit: NASA/Johns…
This Hubble Space Telescope image of a region in the Hubble Legacy Fields includes a large disk galaxy. Credit: NASA/STScI UCSC researchers developed a deep-learning…
Trees are a small piece of what needs to be a broader strategy of fighting climate change, says ecologist Karen Holl. Credit: Pedro Brancalion Campaigns…
Researchers demonstrated the mathematical impossibility of representing social networks and other complex networks using popular methods of ‘low-dimensional embeddings.’ Models and algorithms for analyzing complex…
This illustration shows the tidal disruption process that can give rise to ‘Oumuamua-like objects. Credit: NAOC/Y. Zhang A new scenario based on computer simulations accounts…