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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-Oct-2025 19:11 ET (6-Oct-2025 23:11 GMT/UTC)
With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon’s mantle
Brown University
Yeast proteins reveal the secrets of drought resistance
Syracuse University
Plastic in the soil, but not as we know it: Biodegradable microplastics rewire carbon storage in farm fields
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Human ability to focus on specific sounds not found to originate in auditory nerve, brainstem
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
From caller to criminal: How some 911 callers become suspects
Cornell University
Politics follow you on the road
University of Cincinnati
Exploring the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol for Alzheimer's
Society for Neuroscience
We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately, U-M researchers say
University of Michigan
Researchers integrate waveguide physics into metasurfaces for advanced light control
SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
Scientists made a “knob” to tune topological spin textures in materials
Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS
Cooler warm periods: How the Southern Ocean controlled climate and atmospheric CO2
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
Inhaler-related greenhouse gas emissions in the US
JAMA Network
Seeing double: Clever images open doors for brain research
Johns Hopkins University
UCLA Health study finds inhalers for asthma and COPD drive significant greenhouse gas emissions
University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences