Science
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Report: Ten billion mouths to feed by 2050
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to feeding a growing population at a time of conflict and climate change,…
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Examining how bryophytes adapt without gibberellin
Marchantia polymorpha growing in dense colonies near Kyoto University’s Yoshida campus. Credit: KyotoU/Rui Sun When life gets tough, nature usually…
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Fluorescent and radiometric probes provide researchers with more detailed data
Credit: Jiajie Diao and Yuije Sun. The University of Cincinnati’s Jiajie Diao and Yujie Sun have a simple approach to…
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More and more emerging diseases threaten trees around the world
A geographic distribution and b temporal accumulation of 962 first reports of tree EIDs since 2000 for 24 tree genera.…
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‘Climate vulnerability index’ shows where action, resources are needed to address climate change threats
Credit: Texas A&M University Dr. Weihsueh Chiu, a professor at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,…
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Feds propose protections for turtles that nearly went extinct in Washington state
Credit: Yathin S Krishnappa – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21284381 A small and once-prominent species of turtle, endangered by…
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Unique voice prints in parrots could help birds be recognized in a flock, no matter what they say
Monk parakeets in Barcelona have been individually tagged as part of a long-term monitoring program. Credit: Simeon Smeele Parrots are…
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New pipeline makes valuable organic acid from plants—saving money and emissions
Credit: Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) In a breakthrough for environmentally friendly chemical production, researchers at the…
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Q&A: New lymphedema-on-chip platform holds promise
The lymphatic vasculature and molecular mechanisms involved in its development and growth. Credit: Nature Medicine (2011). DOI: 10.1038/nm.2545 In a…
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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to three scientists who glimpsed the inner world of atoms with tiny light pulses
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists who created pulses of light so short they…
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Identifying biosecurity to prevent chronic wasting disease transmission among deer populations
Credit: Minnesota Board of Animal Health As chronic wasting disease (CWD) ravaged deer populations across the country in recent years,…
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Giant never-before-seen long-necked ‘titan’ dinosaur unearthed in Europe
An artist’s impression of what the newly described species Garumbatitan morellensis may have looked like. (Image credit: Grup Guix) A…
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How people perceive multiracial faces isn’t always so Black and White, study finds
Children’s racial categorization by participant race in Study 1. Note. Higher scores indicate greater categorization of faces as Black, and…
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Massive Martian ‘dust devil’ filmed by NASA’s Perseverance rover is 5 times taller than the Empire State Building
A screenshot of recently released footage of a dust devil (circled) on Mars that was captured by the Perseverance rover…
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‘Invasion’ of tropical birds known as limpkins reported in Illinois—invasive snails may be attractive food source
Credit: VJAnderson – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83675319 While on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Ann…
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James Webb telescope’s observations of ‘impossible’ galaxies at the dawn of time may finally have an explanation
Astrophysicists may have an explanation for the James Webb Space Telescope‘s discovery of a swarm of mysterious early galaxies that…
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Estonia’s next satellite, largely built by undergrad students, to fly aboard Vega VV23
ESTCube-2 being carried into vibration testing. The CubeSat was tested against harsh launch vibrations at Stoneridge Electronics in Estonia. More…
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Why do you get dizzy if you stand up too fast?
You stand up quickly from the couch, and for a few seconds, you struggle to see and maintain your balance…
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Webb’s wide-angle view of the Orion Nebula is released on ESASky
by Chris Evans, Mark McCaughrean, Sandor Kruk, and Sam Pearson, European Space Agency This image shows a long-wavelength NIRCam mosaic…
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We love the Echelon Connect EX-5s exercise bike — today it’s just $999
The Echelon Connect EX5s is one of the best exercise bikes on the market. And we hope you’re as excited…
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Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize
Two scientists who laid the groundwork for what would become among the most influential vaccines of all time have been…
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Iron atoms discovered on the move in Earth’s solid inner core
Charged ions interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field often create auroras near the planet’s poles. The aurora australis or the…
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15 Mars objects that look like signs of life (but aren’t)
Humans have been seeing strange things on the surface of Mars for centuries. Perhaps it’s because, other than Earth, Mars…
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The first citrus fruits may have come from southern China
Citrus fruits’ hometown is in China, a genetic analysis suggests. An extensive look at wild members of the orange…
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Mercury: Shrinking planet is still getting smaller, according to new research
Planetary scientists have long known that Mercury has been shrinking for billions of years. Despite being the closest planet to…
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Limited-time deal — save $140 on the high-end Garmin Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar smartwatch
The Garmin Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar smartwatch has been featured in three of our ‘best of guides’ — best fitness…
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In noisy environs, pied tamarins are using smell more often to communicate
Native to the Brazilian Amazon, pied tamarins have always used vocal calls to communicate. But noise pollution from car traffic…
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Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to help coral
Coral is threatened globally by rising sea temperatures caused by climate change. A coalition of 45 countries pledged Tuesday to…
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Amazon’s Echo Pop is reduced again, now to under $20
Save on the Echo Pop, Amazon’s latest smart speaker variant. Smart home devices are getting more popular year on year,…
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As rising temperatures threaten urban wildlife, experts recommend protecting green spaces
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When a family of red foxes popped up in Lurie Garden in May, frolicking through Millennium…
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An incorrect version of ‘Prayer of David’ discovered at ‘Little Castle’ in West Bank
A 1,500-year-old text recording a section of Psalm 86 — also known as “A prayer of David” — has been…
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As heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, effects on marine life remain murky
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists are pretty good at recognizing marine heat waves. A global network of thousands of oceanic…
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2,300-year-old grave in Israel contains remains of Greek courtesan who may have accompanied Alexander the Great’s army
The newly discovered bronze mirror is decorated with a simple pattern of concentric circles. (Image credit: Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities…
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Q&A: Teaching in the age of artificial intelligence and content-generation software
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In late August, KPMG published a survey of 5,141 Canadian adult students, just over half of…
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Psychedelics rapidly change the brain. Here’s how.
The human brain can change — but usually only slowly and with great effort, such as when learning a new sport or…
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How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets
Tourist walk through the Acropolis of Copan, an ancient Maya site in western Honduras, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. In Copan,…
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Japan sees hottest September since records began
Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago. Japan has seen its hottest September since records…
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Q&A: New tool supports private industry in minimizing impacts to nature’s services
Mines are one example of a physical asset whose “footprint” can be assessed with this tool. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain…
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Pheromones found to influence death feigning behavior in beetles
The duration of death-feigning in T. castaneum shows a decrease in the presence of DMD. Blue and red symbols represent…
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Study employs deep learning to explain extreme events
Credit: FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Identifying the underlying cause of extreme events such as floods, heavy downpours…
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Nikon Prostaff P7 10×42 binoculars review
The Nikon Prostaff P7 10×42 binoculars aim to fill a market demand between entry-level observers who want the least-expensive option…
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Study pinpoints cold adaptations in nervous system of Antarctic octopus
A California two-spot octopus (O. bimaculoides), a close relative of the temperate-water octopus (O. bimaculates) used in this study of…
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How new plant cell walls change their mechanical properties after cell division
Atomic force microscopy time course on the imaged cells. Plots of the stiffness and contact point maps for the dividing…
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Scientists identify evolutionary gateway helping pneumonia bacteria become resistant to antibiotics
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An evolutionary gateway which helps pneumonia cells become resistant to antibiotics has been discovered by scientists…
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Researchers discover promising treatment to combat hospital superbug
Image of A. baumannii cells in the presence of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CRL 2244. Credit: Maria Soledad Ramírez Cal State Fullerton…
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Researchers: Forensic science method for firearm identification is flawed
Probability density functions and receiver operating characteristic curves for best-fitting equal-variance signal detection models with HiPoint C9 firearm. Credit: Gary…
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Research: Electrons in a strange metal world
Imagine a flock of birds as they wheel across the sky: surging into a mass, flowing into ribbons that twist…
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Scientists use Webb, SOFIA telescopes to observe metallic asteroid
Southwest Research Institute scientists are using telescopes to observe the Psyche asteroid in the infrared, providing context for the upcoming…
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Study on mysterious Amazon porcupine can help its protection
Credit: Menezes et al. Porcupines of the genus Coendou are arboreal, herbivorous, nocturnal rodents distributed in tropical and subtropical regions…
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Desperate to rid California of invasive deer, officials propose bold helicopter hunt
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to kill nearly 2,000 invasive mule deer roaming the mountains…
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