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In a groundbreaking study published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, researchers have uncovered a curious biological boundary in the ocean that seems to separate two distinct types of jellyfish, despite their genetic similarities. The study, led by marine biologist Javier Montenegro of the University of Western Australia, explores the deep waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, …

Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars – often known as starfish – off the Pacific coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic. Starting in 2013, a mysterious sea star wasting disease sparked a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska. The epidemic has devastated more than 20 species …

Earth Is Getting Greener, But the Oceans Are Losing Life  SciTechDaily The hidden climate battle between forests and the ocean  ScienceDaily Oceans lag behind forests in Earth’s carbon fight  Earth.com Contrasting biological production trends over land and ocean  Nature Global Upswing in Photosynthesis Driven by Land Counterbalanced by Oceans, New Study Finds  BIOENGINEER.ORG Source link

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Out there in the Universe, black holes abound. When two black holes merge, a significant portion of their mass can get converted into energy, in the form of gravitational waves, in one very short time interval. …

NASA’s New Radar Just Pulled Off Something Impossible on Earth  SciTechDailyView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Hurricane season has a new contender, and it’s swirling above the poles. Behold, the space hurricane. Just like its terrestrial namesake, it spins in vast spirals and has a calm, eye-like center. But instead of clouds and rain, these electromagnetic tempests are made of plasma, charged particles whipped into motion by Earth’s magnetic field. Now, a new study reveals that …

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There are more than a hundred ways to prepare a potato, and thousands of stories have begun with a shot of vodka distilled from this tuber. For centuries, the potato has been instrumental in feeding the world’s growing population. According to one study, the introduction of the potato from the Americas accounted for about a quarter of the population growth …

For decades, entanglement has been the hallmark of quantum weirdness, a ghostly connection between particles that Einstein famously called “spooky action at a distance.” It is at the heart of quantum computing, encryption, and our deepest understanding of the universe. However, recently, researchers in China have pulled off something that sounds almost impossible. They passed one of the toughest tests …

The James Webb Space Telescope recently opened a new window onto one of the universe’s more mysterious secrets. For the first time, it has imaged black holes feeding stealthily on stars from deep within dusty galaxies, where even ordinary telescopes are blocked.These results, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on August 1, show how JWST’s intense infrared sight enables astronomers …