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Research Improves Dry Lubricant Used in Machinery and Biomedical Devices

Nearly everyone is familiar with the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), otherwise known as Teflon, the brand name used by the chemical company DuPont. Famous for…

14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5 million years ago

Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have found evidence of an abundance of closely related crocodiles that remains unparalleled to this day. As they…

Storms on Uranus, Neptune Confined to Upper Atmosphere

Similar to the giant gas planets Jupiter and Saturn, their smaller cousins, Uranus and Neptune, have long been known to harbor swirling clouds and violent…

New era of fisheries policy needed to secure nutrition for millions

Securing the critical contribution of wild fish stocks to food and nutrition security in the developing world depends on better governance and management of…

NASA Sees Eastern Pacific Get First Tropical Storm: Alvin

NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Storm Alvin just as it reached tropical storm status on May 15 at 2047 UTC (4:47 p.m. EDT). The Atmospheric Infrared…

Tropical air circulation drives fall warming on Antarctic Peninsula

But new University of Washington research shows that the Southern Hemisphere’s fall months – March, April and May – are the only time when there has been…

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