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Meet a team of scientists working to prevent interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planets

Frontiers

Ensuring that no alien matter is carried back to Earth by spacecraft returning from an interplanetary mission is not the whole issue, however, as planetary protection also involves making sure that the planets and other celestial bodies that we visit remain pristine, in order not to jeopardize scientific research.

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Too extreme to be true? The links between extreme weather and climate change

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Scientists will probably never be able to say for certain whether or not anthropogenic climate change caused a specific hurricane to form because we don’t have an “alternate Earth” where humans never started burning large amounts of fossil fuels. News and World Report. Science Advances , 6 (1). 2023, November 15). Painter, S.

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Chronic pain may increase dementia risk: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

Frontiers

by Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. In contrast to other symptom categories, people with potentially embarrassing sexual symptoms, preferred chatbots more frequently. Here are just five amazing papers you may have missed.

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Chronic pain may increase dementia risk: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

Frontiers

by Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. In contrast to other symptom categories, people with potentially embarrassing sexual symptoms, preferred chatbots more frequently. Here are just five amazing papers you may have missed.

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Solar energy is superior to nuclear for powering crewed mission to Mars, show scientists

Frontiers

By Peter Rejcek, science writer. While modern science has debunked the Red Planet as a likely source of an alien invasion, today’s technology is bringing us closer to a crewed mission. Beyond science and technology, Abel said it is important to consider the human element of space exploration as well. “To

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Nobel Prize winners publish new scientific articles just for kids 

Frontiers

Latest Nobel Collection articles offer fresh excitement to young scientists Photo credit: Frontiers Frontiers for Young Minds , a unique, completely free kids’ science journal launched its second Nobel Collection today. Whether you are a child or an adult, the Collection offers a valuable and enjoyable way to explore the wonders of science.

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A Dangerous Disruption

Legal Planet

This news is not particularly surprising. The prospect of climate interventions, particularly SAI, might offer large reductions in climate-change risks that are not possible through emissions cuts, adaptations, or atmospheric removals alone, but also raise serious new uncertainties, risks, and governance challenges.

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