Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers
skylinenews Some researchers based in India suspected there might be an additional reason retracted papers are still being cited: Sci-Hub. Sci-Hub…
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Method can detect harmful salts forming in nuclear waste melters
Reporting in the journal Measurement, Washington State University researchers used two detectors to find thin layers of sulfate, chloride and…
Read More Research may boost next-generation space rockets
That’s the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant professor at the University of Virginia School…
Read More New biomarkers could improve early detection and monitoring of kidney injury
The findings were published recently in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Sushrut Waikar, MD, MPH, first author on the paper, says…
Read More Lighting up cancer cells with biolasers
The study was published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics. As tumors develop, they shed cells into the bloodstream. Although these circulating…
Read More New quantum sensing technology reveals sub-atomic signals
These methods, however, rely on signals averaged from trillions of atoms, making it impossible to detect tiny variations between individual…
Read More Prime apple growing areas in US face increasing climate risks
Researchers analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions that impact the growth cycle of apple trees from bud break and…
Read More U.S. Corn Belt: Intensive farming and shallow groundwater affect precipitation patterns
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, focuses on “precipitation recycling” — a process in…
Read More Climate change is accelerating forest defoliation by helping invasive species spread
The research, published in Nature Climate Change, emphasizes the importance of accounting for multiple organisms and their interactions when predicting…
Read More Physicists explain a stellar stream’s distinctive features
The team of researchers, led by Hai-Bo Yu at the University of California, Riverside, proposed that a core-collapsing self-interacting dark…
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