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Ancient seeds give clues on climate change

Phys.org 

Thousand-year-old seeds, and traces hidden in the soil for more than 5,000 years, have a lot to tell us. They provide clues to how people and the crops they grew for food were affected by climate change. Geologist Joyanto Routh and biologist Jenny Hagenblad claim that this knowledge may help us adapt to changes in our lifetime and in the future.

Latin America’s Political Chessboard: Trump’s Return Reshapes Regional Dynamics

«The Rio Times» 

(Analysis) The potential return of Donald Trump to the White House has sent ripples across Latin America’s political landscape. This shift promises to redraw alliances and challenge existing power structures throughout the region. Each country now faces unique challenges and opportunities in adapting to this new reality. Mexico stands at the forefront of this change. […]

Gas-churning monster black holes

Sciencedaily.com 

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a galaxy.

An advance toward inhalable mRNA medications, vaccines

Sciencedaily.com 

Most people don't enjoy getting shots for treatments or vaccines. So, researchers are working to create more medicines, such as those made from messenger RNA (mRNA), that can be sprayed and inhaled. A study reports steps toward making inhalable mRNA medicines a possibility. Researchers outline their improved lipid-polymer nanoparticle for holding mRNA that is stable when nebulized and successfully delivers aerosols (liquid droplets) in mice's lungs.

A step toward safer X-rays with new detector technology

Sciencedaily.com 

X-rays are a common component of diagnostic testing and industrial monitoring, used for everything from monitoring your teeth to scanning your suitcase at the airport. But the high-energy rays also produce ionizing radiation, which can be dangerous after prolonged or excessive exposures. Now, researchers have taken a step toward safer X-rays by creating a highly sensitive and foldable detector that produces good quality images with smaller dosages of the rays.

On the origin of life: How the first cell membranes came to exist

Sciencedaily.com 

Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist? How did these early protocells develop the structural membranes necessary for cells to thrive and assemble into complex organisms? New research has uncovered a plausible explanation involving the reaction between two simple molecules.

Research reveals unseen factors behind lithium-ion battery degradation

Sciencedaily.com 

An international team of scientists has identified a surprising factor that accelerates the degradation of lithium-ion batteries leading to a steady loss of charge. This discovery provides a new understanding of battery life and offers strategies to combat self-discharge, which could improve performance in various applications from smartphones to electric vehicles.

Experiment supports existence of a new type of superconductor

Phys.org 

A Yale-led team has found the strongest evidence yet of a novel type of superconducting material, a fundamental science breakthrough that may open the door to coaxing superconductivity—the flow of electric current without a loss of energy—in a new way.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC Patch 2

GameGuru Mania 

BioWare has just released the second PC patch for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and shared its complete changelog. Title Update 2 is around 250MB in size, and it will address only two issues that plagued the game. Like always, Steam will download this update the next time you launch its client Dragon Age: The Veilguard Patch 2...

Azeri president Ilham Aliyev meets with Iran's VP

En.mehrnews.com 

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – President of the Republic of Azerbaijan held a meeting with Shina Ansari, Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Head of Department of Environment, in Baku on Wednesday

The blue-green sustainable proteins of seaweed may soon be on your plate

Sciencedaily.com 

The protein in sea lettuce, a type of seaweed, is a promising complement to both meat and other current alternative protein sources. Seaweed also contains many other important nutrients, and is grown without needing to be watered, fertilized or sprayed with insecticides.