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West Antarctic Glacier Loss Appears Unstoppable

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Thwaites Glacier.

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Chemotherapy timing is key to success: Nanoparticles that stagger delivery of two drugs knock out aggressive tumors in mice.

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The nanoparticle contains the cancer drug doxorubicin (green spheres) in its core. Erlotinib is embedded in the red outer shell. Attached...

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Scientists Find Solution to Two Long-Standing Mysteries of Cuprate High-Temperature Superconductivity: Findings unequivocally link two "personality" changes of electrons at critical point

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Disappearing stripes linked with free electron movement: Scientists used a precision microscope to simultaneously explore electrons'...

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NASA Uses GPS to Find Sierra Water Weight

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A GPS station in the mountains of Oregon.

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Mid-level Solar Flare Erupts from the Sun

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The bright light on the left side of the sun shows an M5.2-class solar flare in progress on May 8,...

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CIQUS researchers control the activation and deactivation of the "sergeants - soldiers effect" in helical polymers by the addition of metal ions

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Scheme: Activation of the “dormant sergeant” by an external stimulus.

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New Powder Nanocomposite Miracle in Bone Recovery

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NASA Uses GPS to Find Sierra Water Weight

For the first time, NASA scientists have used GPS to find the total weight of winter snowpack and soil moisture in California's Sierra Nevada. The new results complement other satellite measurements and could provide a reality check for computer...

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