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Global Nuclear Security is Improved by Technological Advances in Radiation Detectors

Global Nuclear Security is Improved by Technological Advances in Radiation Detectors

Nuclear power facilities can tolerate a wide range of weather conditions and do not produce damaging greenhouse emissions. However, as security technology improves, trafficking of…
Archaeology Digs Reveal a Smaller Detection Device Effective for Nuclear Treaty Verification

Archaeology Digs Reveal a Smaller Detection Device Effective for Nuclear Treaty Verification

The majority of nuclear data measurements are carried out at accelerators large enough to occupy a kilometer-wide geologic formation, such as the Los Alamos Neutron…
The Human Immune System Makes Use of an Ancient Family of Bacterial Cell Death Proteins

The Human Immune System Makes Use of an Ancient Family of Bacterial Cell Death Proteins

According to scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and in Israel, the human immune system has a billion-year-old family of proteins employed by bacteria to fight…
Crucial Environmental Matters are Affecting the Marin Life

Crucial Environmental Matters are Affecting the Marin Life

Oceans are the world’s largest ecosystem, encompassing more than 70% of the planet’s surface and supporting almost 200,000 species as well as the over 3…
Bacteria that Appear to be ‘Simple’ have been Discovered to Organize Themselves in Complex Patterns

Bacteria that Appear to be ‘Simple’ have been Discovered to Organize Themselves in Complex Patterns

Gürol Süel’s group at the University of California San Diego has discovered a number of amazing characteristics displayed by clusters of bacteria that dwell together…
Ancient Maya Sacred Cacao Tree Groves have been Revealed

Ancient Maya Sacred Cacao Tree Groves have been Revealed

The presence of cacao has been identified in the Mexican state of Yucatan. Cacao has been mentioned in this region by many chroniclers and investigators…
The Inner Ear Anatomy of the Two Main Genera of Bats are Compared in a New Study

The Inner Ear Anatomy of the Two Main Genera of Bats are Compared in a New Study

Many bats echolocate, which means they generate high-pitched squeaks that bounce off their surroundings and allow them to navigate in the dark and find insects…
The Etruscans’ History and Legacy

The Etruscans’ History and Legacy

The Etruscan civilization was an early civilization that occupied Italy from Tuscany to Rome (900 BCE-100 BCE). It was mostly forgotten and barely recognized until…
The Fastest Optical Flash Emitted by a Newborn Supernova has been Captured by Researchers

The Fastest Optical Flash Emitted by a Newborn Supernova has been Captured by Researchers

The quickest optical flash of a Type Ia supernova has been detected, according to a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on December 8,…
Fuel Cells made of Polymer can Operate at Top Temperatures

Fuel Cells made of Polymer can Operate at Top Temperatures

The type of electrolyte used in fuel cells is what distinguishes them. This classification defines the type of electrochemical processes that occur in the cell,…
Barium Acetate – a Salt of Barium and Acetic Acid

Barium Acetate – a Salt of Barium and Acetic Acid

Barium acetate, having the chemical formula C4H6BaO4, is a salt of barium and acetic acid. It is a barium(II) and acetic acid salt. It’s a…
A Dying Star Giving Birth to a Black Hole or Neutron Star is Likely the Cause of a Super-Bright Stellar Explosion

A Dying Star Giving Birth to a Black Hole or Neutron Star is Likely the Cause of a Super-Bright Stellar Explosion

A brilliant blue flash from the spiral arm of a galaxy 200 million light-years away was detected by telescopes all over the world in June…
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