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For Low-Income Communities, America’s Largest-Ever Clean Energy Investment Takes Shape The EPA has announced $20 billion of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards. Here’s what you need to know about the program — and what…

Our experiences of the world are diverse, often changing as we move across borders from one country to another. They can also vary based on language or subtle shifts in climate. Yet, we rarely consider what causes these differences…

Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and causes many diseases. Credit: CDC/Debora Cartagena Take a puff of nicotine for the first…

1. IntroductionThe study of species-area relationships (SARs) is closely linked to the study of the processes responsible for the generation, maintenance, protection, and loss of biodiversity. Exploration of patterns of biodiversity and…

The human brain is similar to other primate brains at the mathematical levelSunny/Getty Images A single mathematical model can explain the pattern of folds seen on the brains of a range of primates, from bush babies…

Professor Condoleezza Rice participates in a Q&A moderated by Professor Scott Sagan, left, at Bechtel Conference Center on Tuesday. (Image credit: Rod Searcey) With so much global turmoil today – from Ukraine to the…

Highlights • This study assessed hippocampal volume and shape alterations in older long-term breast cancer survivors who were exposed to chemotherapy 5–15 years prior. • The chemotherapy-treated group showed a volume loss in bilateral…

5.1. Fishcake Gripping and Classification TestGripping and classification tests for the fishcake process were conducted using the mentioned automation algorithm. In this examination, the belt conveyor speed, transporting the fishcakes,…

As NASA works to develop all the systems needed to return astronauts to the Moon under its Artemis campaign for the benefit of all, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will be responsible for launching astronauts on their journey. With…

Can studying mitochondria — organelles that are known as the powerhouse of our cells — unlock how exposure to environmental agents may lead to cancer? Mitra said that in her future research, she will collaborate with immunologists,…

People on Bluesky and Mastodon are fighting over how to bridge the two decentralized social networks, and whether there should even be a bridge at all. Behind the snarky GitHub comments, these coding conflicts aren’t frivolous — in…

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Cassini spacecraft image of shepherd moons Pandora and Prometheus (each roughly 80 kilometers in diameter) acting on Saturn’s F ring. The satellites’ gravity causes…

Cassini spacecraft image of shepherd moons Pandora and Prometheus (each roughly 80 kilometers in diameter) acting on Saturn’s F ring. The satellites’ gravity causes…

Cassini spacecraft image of shepherd moons Pandora and Prometheus (each roughly 80 kilometers in diameter) acting on Saturn’s F ring. The satellites’ gravity causes…

Jan. 23, 2024 A trip to the deep floor of the ocean is somewhat akin to going to the moon. Like the landers on the moon, a benthic lander can make it happen, just a little closer to home. At URI GSO, a fleet of these observational…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 4, 2020   COLUMBIA, S.C. — The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is announcing the launch of the Pee Dee Sexual Health Awareness, (STI) Prevention, and Education…

Just like the land and the ocean, the atmosphere is marred by a variety of pollutants. In recent years, a new form has been identified: micron-size microplastic debris that can be carried by the jet stream across oceans and…

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the new Gallery Place/Chinatown Task Force to develop a vision and recommendations for potential future uses of the two-block District parcel encompassing Capital One Arena and…

Sybillla/ShutterstockSybillla/Shutterstock The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas…

Tucked inside Officer Arlene Jimenez’s desk drawer is a folder stuffed with snapshots, some Polaroids, of the hundreds of young men and women she has supervised over the past 20 years at the Hammocks District, as part of the Miami-Dade…

Marcel’s book tells the amazing history of the female journalists who worked at Science Service, a news service which would one day become Science NewsImages courtesy of Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette and MIT Press “None of…

Marcel's book tells the amazing history of the female journalists who worked at Science Service, a news service which would one day become Science News Images courtesy of Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette…

The harbor porpoise pits model. We suggest the following model for the formation of the pits and pit-scours. Phase 1: Harbor porpoise acoustically search for buried…

Bitcoin influencers on Twitter (X). Credit: Hristo Butcharov Bitcoin has made global headlines in recent years, with a significant…

Public participation—where citizens help shape and implement government programs—is a foundation of open, transparent, and engaging government services. From emergency management and regulatory development to science and…