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Scientists reflect on the large doomed plate of Arecibo

[ad_1] The large platter of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is on the brink of collapse, leaving officials with no choice but to pick up the famous radio telescope. Astronomers around the world are now facing a sad reality: that this dutiful dish – in service for 57 years …

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New clues shed light on the importance of Earth’s ice sheets

[ad_1] IMAGE: Pictured is a river of glacial meltwater that drained from the Greenland ice sheet. These rivers contain high amounts of suspended glacial meal as the ice cap acts like a … sight More Credit: Courtesy of Jon Hawkings TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Researchers who examined subglacial waters from both …

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Extraordinarily sophisticated wing design by Moths

[ad_1] False color 3D representation of a 0.21 mm x 0.28 mm wing section of the Lasiocampa quercus moth showing the structure, diversity and arrangement of base (orange) and cover scales (blue and yellow). Credit: Image courtesy of Simon Reichel, Thomas Neil, Zhiyuan Shen, and Marc Holderied Moths strike in …

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New clues shed light on the importance of Earth’s ice sheets

[ad_1] Pictured is a river of glacial meltwater that drained from the Greenland ice sheet. These rivers contain high amounts of suspended glacial meal as the ice sheet behaves like a natural bulldozer and gives the rivers a milky gray color. Photo courtesy of Jon Hawkings. Credit: Jon Hawkings Researchers …

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