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Reading an Arabic newspaper, a book, or academic prose fluently, whether digital or in print, remains challenging for many ...

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Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered experimental evidence that particles of matter emerging from energetic ...

Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Two-dimensional (2D) materials promise revolutionary advances in electronics and photonics, but many of the most interesting ...

That low-frequency fuzz that can bedevil cellphone calls has to do with how electrons move through and interact in materials ...

McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria—and determining which antibiotics can ...

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Ammonia, a key part of nitrogen fertilizers, is central to sustaining global food production. However, its manufacture is ...