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Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Where have all the birds gone? - Where Have All the Birds Gone?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study has revealed that over the last 20,000 to 50,000 years, birds have undergone a major ext ...

Geoscience: Earthquakes
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'Segment-jumping' ridgecrest earthquakes explored in new study - Segment-jumping Ridgecrest Earthquakes Explored in New Study      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Seismologists used a powerful supercomputer that incorporated data-infused and physics-based models...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Improved estimates of Brazilian Amazon gains and losses - Improved Estimates of Brazilian Amazon Gains and Losses      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study generated improved annual maps of tropical forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon in 2000-...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Gulf of Mexico marine food web changes over the decades - Gulf of Mexico Marine Food Web Changes Over the Decades      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists in the Gulf of Mexico now have a better understanding of how naturally-occurring climate...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Landslides can have a major impact on glacier melt and movement - Landslides Can Have a Major Impact on Glacier Melt and Movement      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using satellite imagery to study the effects of a 2019 landslide on the Amalia Glacier in Patagonia,...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Immense hydrocarbon cycle discovered in world's ocean - Immense Hydrocarbon Cycle Discovered in World's Ocean      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Hydrocarbons and petroleum are almost synonymous in environmental science. After all, oil reserves a...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Oil spill clean-up gets doggone hairy - Oil Spill Clean-Up Gets Doggone Hairy      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have found that dog fur and human hair products -- recycled from salon wastes and dog gr...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Air quality improvements lead to more sulfur fertilizer use - Air Quality Improvements Lead to More Sulfur Fertilizer Use      (via sciencedaily.com) 

As the atmospheric deposition of sulfur has decreased, the use of sulfur fertilizer in Midwestern U....

Geoscience: Geomagnetic Storms
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Major infrared breakthrough could lead to solar power at night - Major Infrared Breakthrough Could Lead to Solar Power at Night      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using technology similar to night-vision goggles, researchers have developed a device that can gener...

Computer Science: Virtual Reality (VR) Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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The future of touch - The Future of Touch: How Technology is Changing the Way We Interact      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Haptic holography promises to bring virtual reality to life, but a new study reveals a surprising ph...

Computer Science: Encryption
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Self-propelled, endlessly programmable artificial cilia - Self-Propelled, Endlessly Programmable Artificial Cilia: A Breakthrough in Robotics      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed a single-material, single-stimuli microstructure that can outmaneuver eve...

Space: The Solar System
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A 5-sigma standard model anomaly is possible - A 5-Sigma Standard Model Anomaly: What It Means and Why It Matters      (via sciencedaily.com) 

One of the best chances for proving beyond-the-standard-model physics relies on something called the...

Space: The Solar System
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Large coronal hole near the sun's north pole - Large Coronal Hole Near the Sun's North Pole: What You Need to Know      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers captured an image of a gigantic coronal hole hovering over the sun's north pole on July...

Engineering: Biometric
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Identifying banknote fingerprints can stop counterfeits on streets - Identifying Banknote Fingerprints Can Stop Counterfeits on Streets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Since the introduction of plastic (polymer) banknotes in 2016, the number of counterfeit notes on th...