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Global patterns in seed plant distribution over millions of years

Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study led by researchers at the University…

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Physics meets art: A new twist on interference patterns

One of the simplest and most beautiful naturally occurring patterns can be observed when light is shined through a pair…

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Blood pressure patterns during pregnancy predict later hypertension risk, study finds

Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy but no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure…

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How chemistry and force etch mysterious spiral patterns on solid surfaces

Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery…

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Brain-wide activity change visualized as geometric patterns

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual perception as…

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2025 begins with warmest January despite shift in weather patterns

STORY: Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures. The global average…

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U.S. Corn Belt: Intensive farming and shallow groundwater affect precipitation patterns

The sweeping land use changes and irrigation of the U.S. Corn Belt, along with the influence of the area's shallow…

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Record-low Antarctic sea ice can be explained and forecast months out by patterns in winds

Amid all the changes in Earth's climate, sea ice in the stormy Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica was, for a long…

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Study reveals acceleration in Pacific upper-ocean circulation over past 30 years, impacting global weather patterns

A new study published October 31, 2024, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans has revealed significant acceleration in the…

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Traces of ancient immigration patterns to Japan found in 2000-year-old genome

A joint research group led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that the…

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