We celebrate the United States ahead of its 250th anniversary with stories about American heroes and pastimes. The founder of e. l.
A map of the US outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which can cause diarrhea, shows Michigan has the most known cases. Lettuce and bagged salad could be the culprits.
Driving an electric current through a molecule can create a magnetic field. Yet in practice, such fields are often too weak to be detected experimentally. Through theoretical modeling, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) show how quantum effects can turn single...
A new study by Caroline Ganglo and Stefan Karlowsky from the Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ) investigated whether human excreta-derived fertilizers are suitable for replacing mineral fertilizer in kohlrabi production and how they affect plant N uptake and soil N fluxes. The re...
Typically, astronomers identify comets by their distinct atmospheres, or comae, and their tails, which are created as the sun vaporizes a comet's ice. These features emit a glow when sunlight bounces off dust and water droplets. As gas escapes the body of the comet, it also acts as a tiny thrus...
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