The rotation of the Earth’s inner core slows down and reverses direction. What does this mean for the planet?
LOS ANGELOS – Earth’s inner core, a solid sphere of iron located deep within our planet, has slowed its rotation, […]
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Seashell inspired cement is super elastic, crack resistant, unbreakable
Inspired by materials found in oyster and balloon shells, Princeton University researchers have created a new, highly versatile cement composition.
Did your mother cradle you lovingly in her arms?
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Scientists find a surprise ingredient in the exoplanet candy mix – sulfur dioxide
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Astronomers discover parallel disks and jets bursting from a pair of young stars
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Satellite ‘megaconstellations’ could jeopardize ozone hole recovery
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How the brain maps memories without movement
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The study confirms that the rotation of the Earth’s inner core has slowed down
The inner core began to slow down around 2010, moving slower than the Earth’s surface. Credit: University of Southern California
Pacific coast gray whales have become 13% shorter in past 20-30 years, study finds
This plot shows the difference in length between a PCFG gray whale born in 2020 versus one born before 2000.
Researchers accidentally discover that mixing water with a peptide results in self-assembled, self-healing glass
Cracking and self-healing of peptide glass. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07408-x A team of materials scientists from Tel Aviv University