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Exoplanet Axis Study Boosts Hopes of Complex Life, Just Not Next Door

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Alpha Centauri AB
Mercury ID
629146
Nov 20, 2019

An exoplanet study on axis tilts raises hopes that advanced life may exist elsewhere in the universe.

Snake Micro Scales Reveal Secrets of Sidewinding and Slithering

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Microstructure of snake belly scales
Mercury ID
643748
Feb 01, 2021

The mesmerizing flow of a sidewinder moving across desert sands has captivated biologists for centuries, but questions remained about how the snakes produce their unique motion.

Collective Worm and Robot “Blobs” Protect Individuals, Swarm Together

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Worm blobs create collective behavior
Mercury ID
644063
Feb 10, 2021

Research into "blobs" formed by worms and robots could help developers of swarm robots better utilize emergent behavior.

Balancing Act of Hurricane Season Sways With Climate Change

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3D Render of Category 4 Major Hurricane Fiona east of Florida. Getty Images.
Mercury ID
672670
Jul 06, 2023

Forecasts call for a near-normal hurricane season, but climate change could make future seasons more unpredictable than ever before.

Digging Into Greenland Ice: Unraveling Mysteries in Earth's Harshest Environments

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The team snowmobiling to a remote field site.
Mercury ID
672274
Nov 09, 2023

Rachel Moore spent nearly 50 days in one of the most remote places on Earth, collecting ice cores; the research has implications for climate change predictions and searching for signs of life on icy worlds.

Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of ‘Hot Spot’ Magmatism Under Cocos Plate

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Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)
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<p>Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)</p>

Mercury ID
670990
Jun 20, 2023

A team of scientists led by Georgia Tech have observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence of a partial melt channel at the base of the Cocos Plate.

The Geometry of Life: Physicists Determine What Controls Biofilm Growth

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Microscopic image of biofilm on rock, Image Credit: NASA
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<p>Microscopic image of biofilm on rock, Image Credit: NASA</p>

Mercury ID
674326
Jul 09, 2024

Up to 80% of infections in human bodies can be attributed to the bacteria growing in biofilms, and understanding how biofilms grow could lead to critical insights on controlling them.

At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science

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Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)
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<p>Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)</p>

Mercury ID
676086
Jan 22, 2025

A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.

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