Old videos of chimpanzees suggest they are capable of speech

Old videos of chimpanzees suggest they are capable of speech

A small team of speech specialists and psychologists from Sweden, the U.K. and Switzerland has found, via study of old videos, that at least three chimpanzees had learned to speak human words, suggesting that the animals are capable of learning this ability given the right circumstances. The work is published in the journal Scientific Reports. A…

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Integrating active and passive microwave satellite data yields more precise global soil moisture mapping

Integrating active and passive microwave satellite data yields more precise global soil moisture mapping

Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in partnership with international colleagues, made strides in mapping surface soil moisture across the globe. They combined data from two advanced satellite systems, the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) and the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT), providing more precise and reliable soil moisture data. Researchers…

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Unlocking the aroma secrets of Qujiao 5 chili peppers: A comprehensive VOC analysis

Unlocking the aroma secrets of Qujiao 5 chili peppers: A comprehensive VOC analysis

A research team has identified 1,558 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the “Qujiao 5” chili pepper cultivar var, highlighting Pyrazine, 2-methoxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)- and 2-Nonenal, (E)- as key flavor compounds in chili fruit. A research team has identified 1,558 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the “Qujiao 5” chili pepper cultivar var, highlighting Pyrazine, 2-methoxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)- and 2-Nonenal, (E)- as…

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What could a future sovereign Mars economy look like?

What could a future sovereign Mars economy look like?

What would the economy of a future Mars society look like, and how could it be self-sustaining while being completely sovereign from Earth and its own economy? This is what a recent study submitted to Space Policy hopes to address as a sole researcher discusses a model that could be used for establishing economic freedom…

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Why the solar corona is so much hotter than sun’s surface

Why the solar corona is so much hotter than sun’s surface

In a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, a researcher from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, explores critical aspects of a phenomenon called kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) to provide fresh insights into an age-old heliophysics mystery. In a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal,…

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