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Metals might be the foundation of the modern economy, but that doesn’t mean they stick around. A study looking at the economic lifetimes of 61 commercially used metals finds that more than half have a lifespan of less than 10 years. The research, published on 19 May in Nature Sustainability1, also shows that most of

A 2.6-magnitude mild earthquake struck the region outside Knoxville, Tennessee during the night, Weatherboy reports. According to the USGS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km from the town of Garland in the eastern part of the state. This event is the strongest earthquake recorded in Tennessee this month. In the past week,

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Diatoms are the most significant producers of plant biomass in the ocean, assisting in the transit of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to the deep ocean, and therefore, regulating our climate. Diatoms were previously considered to benefit from ocean acidification because they rely on silica rather than calcium carbonate to create their shells. Ocean

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Listen to the latest from the world of science, with Benjamin Thompson and Noah Baker. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 In this episode: 00:45 The puzzle of Palaeospondylus Over a hundred years ago, archaeologists discovered fossils of the aquatic animal Palaeospondylus. But since then researchers have been unable to place

Stephanie Pearson, the author of the new book 100 Great American Parks, defines parks as places of refuge, reflection, conservation, and community in her National Geographic article. The U.S. National Park Service, established in 1916, manages more than 420 units, including 63 national parks, covering 85 million acres. Some parks protect valuable and endangered habitats.

This Hubble image captures a set of galaxies that are unusual because they seem not to have dark matter.Credit: NASA/ESA/P. van Dokkum, Yale Univ. Galaxies without dark matter baffle astronomers Scientists have long thought that galaxies cannot form without the gravitational pull of the mysterious material known as dark matter. But one group of astronomers

Pediatric cancer Wilms tumor has been responsible for several deaths of children worldwide. The said childhood cancer can be lethal if left untreated. In a new study, researchers unraveled the genetic mechanisms behind the rare kidney cancer, particularly the recurrence of cancer amongst patients. The research has been considered to be the most comprehensive analysis

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Even if you believe you’re doing everything to safeguard animals, such as establishing pollinator gardens or native trees, a simple lunch sandwich can solve the biodiversity problem. Spending Hobbies (Photo : Lloyd Russell, University of Plymouth) When you spend $5 for a sandwich, a portion of your money goes toward the flour used to produce

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Global warming has been perceived to be responsible for changing weather patterns and climate events, such as prolonged droughts, deadly storms, and extreme heatwaves over the past century, which has seen a gradual change in the global weather compared to pre-industrial levels. Activists, scientists, and various organizations worldwide have also called for the reduction of

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Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) has promised to end the country’s climate wars.Credit: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg/Getty For the first time in more than a decade, an Australian election did not feature a fierce debate over climate-change policy between the two main parties. But action on global warming was clearly a key issue for voters,

In September 1859, the Carrington Event, a major solar storm, occurred just a few months before the solar maximum in 1860. During this event, the number of sunspots increased. Richard Carrington in Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom, along with other astronomers around the world, observed the number of sunspots increase in August 1859. The sun constantly

Stringed instruments can be worth millions of dollars, particularly those made in northern Italy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. There are also many copies and forgeries. As a forest ecologist, I use dendrochronology — or tree-ring dating — to understand how trees grow, as well as to investigate historical environmental conditions. The widths of