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 Greenland today 120722 An artist’s reconstruction of the landscape surrounding the Kap København formation
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An international team reports the oldest ancient environmental DNA record to date, describing the rich plant and animal assemblages of the Kap København Formation in north Greenland

Optical photograph taken during a laser-driven compression and nanosecond X-ray diffraction experiment
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In new research published in Physical Review B, LLNL scientists report on a series of X-ray diffraction experiments on five metals dynamically compressed to 600 GPa (6,000,000 atmospheres of pressure).

Scientists examine mass spectrometer
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LLNL scientists have developed a new technique to analyze fentanyl in human blood and urine samples that could aid work in the fields of medicine and chemical forensics.

Artist’s rendering with sircuitry and circles and arcs.
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Livermore scientists have developed a data-driven approach to predicting polymer properties using a novel machine-learning model.
Illustration with plants, microorganisms
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Livermore scientists have developed a new technique to investigate microbial activity of microorganisms under realistic conditions, without the need for lab culturing.
Ocean, with horizon, ship at left, and scientific equipment with gas tanks suspended from crane on ship
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Scientists have detected a previously hypothesized class of nitrogen fixation in the surface ocean.
Three people facing camera, center person holds award plaque
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HPCwire announced Livermore as the winner of its Editor’s Choice award for Best Use of High-Performance Computing in Energy for applying cognitive simulation methods to inertial confinement fusion research.
Illustration of laser beams entering cylinder-shaped container at both ends
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Researchers at Livermore have discovered that ions behave differently in fusion reactions than previously expected.
Four square images of polygonal metal grains
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Livermore scientists studied "dwell fatigue," a peculiar failure mode can initiate microscopic cracks that drastically reduce a component's lifetime, such as titanium aircraft parts.
Three scientists standing next to table, one holding pipette
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Research suggests that immune responses could be bolstered by drugs to help people recover from brain infections caused by an emerging pathogen, according to studies of the emerging pathogen Rift Valley fever virus.