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Powerful jet discovered coming from wrong kind of star

Powerful jet discovered coming from ‘wrong’ kind of star

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Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have discovered a fast-moving jet of material propelled outward from a...
Scientists investigate how DEET confuses countless critters

Scientists investigate how DEET confuses countless critters

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DEET, thought to be the most effective insect repellent available, may not be an insect repellent at all. It's not that DEET doesn't keep away...
Study demonstrates new mechanism for developing electronic devices

Study demonstrates new mechanism for developing electronic devices

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The prevalence of electronic devices has transformed life in the 21st century. At the heart of these devices is the movement of electrons across...
Elusive origin of stellar geysers revealed by 3 D simulations

Elusive origin of stellar geysers revealed by 3-D simulations

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Astrophysicists finally have an explanation for the violent mood swings of some of the biggest, brightest and rarest stars in the universe. The stars, called...
The periodic motion of flexible knots and the connection to DNA

The periodic motion of flexible knots, and the connection to DNA

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Can the topology of microobjects influence the way they move in a fluid? Experiments and simulations of Polish and Swiss researchers published in the...
Hyper Suprime Cam survey maps dark matter in the universe

Hyper Suprime-Cam survey maps dark matter in the universe

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Today, an international group of researchers, including Carnegie Mellon University's Rachel Mandelbaum, released the deepest wide field map of the three-dimensional distribution of matter...
Team names worlds largest ever bird—Vorombe titan

Team names world’s largest ever bird—Vorombe titan

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After decades of conflicting evidence and numerous publications, scientists at international conservation charity ZSL's (Zoological Society of London) Institute of Zoology, have finally put...
Study reveals patterns in STEM grades of girls versus boys

Study reveals patterns in STEM grades of girls versus boys

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A new study, led by UNSW Sydney Ph.D. student Rose O'Dea, has explored patterns in academic grades of 1.6 million students, showing that girls...
Infectious bacteria hibernate to evade antibiotics

Infectious bacteria hibernate to evade antibiotics

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University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered a surprising tactic of pathogenic bacteria when being attacked by antibiotics: hibernation. Almost all pathogenic bacteria develop a small...
Genome duplication drives evolution of species

Genome duplication drives evolution of species

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Many wild and cultivated plants arise through the combination of two different species. The genome of these so-called polyploid species often consists of a...
Liquid metal discovery to make toxic water safe and drinkable

Liquid metal discovery to make toxic water safe and drinkable

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UNSW and RMIT researchers have discovered a revolutionary and cheap way to make filters that can turn water contaminated with heavy metals into safe...