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Astronomers Witness the Dawn of a New Solar System for the First Time

An international research team, including members with ties to the University of Michigan, has witnessed the earliest moments to date of planets beginning to form around a star beyond the sun.

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Stealth Genetic Switch in Mosquitoes Halts Malaria Spread

Novel system uses CRISPR to replace one molecule and block parasites that cause malaria infection.

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Scripps Oceanography Researchers Unveil User-friendly Tool to Alert Beachgoers to Contamination

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new tool the public can use to understand sewage contamination levels at beaches from Coronado to Playas de Tijuana as well as potential risks of swimmer illness.

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Magnetic Wave Mapping Breakthrough Could Speed up Your Phone

An international team of researchers including physicists here in Durham have made a breakthrough that could help make our phones and computers faster and more energy efficient.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic May Have Aged Our Brains, According to a New Study

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that the Covid-19 pandemic may have accelerated people’s brain health, even if they were never infected with the virus.

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High-elevation Tropical Forest Soils in Colombian Andes Are Rich in Carbon from Past Fires

The soil in high-elevation, cooler, drier tropical forests in the Colombian Andes stores more carbon from fires than lower, warmer regions, new research shows.

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Meet the Mineral Mappers Flying NASA Tech out West

NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have been mapping the planets since Apollo. 

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Likely Saturn-mass Planet Imaged by NASA Webb Is Lightest Ever Seen

The telescope’s MIRI instrument, managed by NASA JPL through launch, detected a compact object in the disk of debris surrounding a nearby star.

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How Do Water Rings “Bounce”? New Discovery Answers Decades-old Question

Air rings blown by dolphins swimming underwater and rings of smoke emitted by jet engines are just two examples of vortex rings.

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Study Suggests Lemurs Age Differently than Humans

What can lemurs tell us about inflammation and aging, aka “inflammaging” in humans?

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