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Most river water comes from the ground

Posted on June 9, 2025May 16, 2025 by Sciworthy

Hydrologists incorporated ground and surface water flow data into Earth System models. They used these models to estimate that nearly 60% of…

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    Natural materials to support green energy

    Posted on June 5, 2025June 5, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists recycled discarded eggshells to capture rare earth elements used in green energy technology.

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      Mistakes in DNA shape gene activity

      Posted on June 2, 2025May 16, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

      Researchers used a new sequencing technology to explore the human genome. They found that DNA methylation is linked to gene expression…

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        Scientists discover a planet-eating star

        Posted on May 29, 2025May 31, 2025 by Ben Pauley

        Astronomers studied light emissions from a star system 2 years after its peak brightness and saw that it had consumed and partially spat out…

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          How did Venus’s Ishtar highlands form?

          Posted on May 26, 2025May 22, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Researchers modeled tectonic and magmatic processes on Venus. They determined that its highlands formed when molten rock rose, melting its…

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            Microbes make different greenhouse gases during wetland drainage

            Posted on May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Researchers found that soil microbes release less methane but more carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide in draining peatlands.

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              What’s a Super-Earth made of?

              Posted on May 19, 2025May 16, 2025 by Ben Pauley

              Astronomers observed a super-Earth with properties requiring surface water or a steam atmosphere. It challenges the paradigm that rocky…

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                How complex plants reshaped the oceans

                Posted on May 15, 2025May 7, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Researchers found that when complex plants evolved, they increased ocean oxygen and massively restructured the marine ecosystem.

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                  Does screen use in bed affect your sleep?

                  Posted on May 12, 2025May 6, 2025 by Nathan Gock

                  Researchers demonstrated that an hour of screen time in bed increased the likelihood of insomnia and poor sleep in Norwegian college…

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                    Rising soil temperatures could stop forests spreading

                    Posted on May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers found higher soil surface temperatures prevented seedling survival and forest expansion in low-elevation forests.

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