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Discovery of the first radiation belt beyond the Solar System
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Discovery of the first radiation belt beyond the Solar System

A radiation belt is a doughnut-shape region around a celestial object where charged particles are trapped by a magnetic field. These magnetic structures were...

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One million (paper) satellites
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One million (paper) satellites

Plans for over one million satellites have been submitted to the International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations agency, in the last 6 years. Either...

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Volcanic Ash: A Nutrient Boost for Reef-Building Corals
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Volcanic Ash: A Nutrient Boost for Reef-Building Corals

The interaction between volcanic eruptions and coral reefs are commonly reported to be detrimental to corals. However, recent laboratory experiments on...

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Ammonia Energy: A Call for Environmental Awareness
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Ammonia Energy: A Call for Environmental Awareness

Ammonia (NH3) is emerging as a promising low-carbon fuel and hydrogen carrier in the quest to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. However, in...

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Likely increase in coral thermal tolerance at a Pacific archipelago
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Likely increase in coral thermal tolerance at a Pacific archipelago

Over the coming decades, reef-building corals will face ever hotter ocean temperatures, yet it remains unknown if their thermal tolerance can keep up with the...

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Earth’s large lakes are shrinking
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Earth’s large lakes are shrinking

Lakes play a crucial role in providing freshwater and support many essential ecosystem services. In a new study, we found significant water losses in 53% of...

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Gas in distant galaxies: mixed or matched?
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Gas in distant galaxies: mixed or matched?

Gas is an essential ingredient of galaxies because it fuels star and planet formation. Studying this gas is important because it tells us how galaxies form,...

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The astonishing jet of an extreme gamma-ray burst
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The astonishing jet of an extreme gamma-ray burst

The collapse of rapidly rotating massive stars is known to launch collimated jets of material moving at nearly the speed of light. These phenomena produce high...

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On how to use earthquakes to study a volcano
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On how to use earthquakes to study a volcano

Getting to know what is beneath a given volcano and how it behaves during unrests are essential to monitor it correctly. This is of the utmost importance for...

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Long or short doesn’t matter: the tale of an unusual gamma-ray burst
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Long or short doesn’t matter: the tale of an unusual gamma-ray burst

We think that gamma-ray bursts, the brightest cosmic explosions, are created by two types of sources, each of them producing flashes with different durations,...

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