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Hostility towards minorities can be contagious
Inter-ethnic conflicts often escalate surprisingly quickly. In a recent study, researchers have investigated the influence of the environment on peoples' hostility against minorities with...
Exiled asteroid discovered in outer reaches of solar system
An international team of astronomers has used ESO telescopes to investigate a relic of the primordial Solar System. The team found that the unusual...
78,000 year cave record from East Africa shows early cultural innovations
A project led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has excavated the Panga ya Saidi cave site, in the...
Moving magnetic fields disrupt ice nucleation
Great science stems from curiosity and hard work. In this case, it all began with a broken freezer.
Atsuko Kobayashi (MS '91) and Caltech professor...
Unexpected behaviour of atom clouds challenges existing theories
Experiments with ultra-cold atoms at the TU Wien have shown surprising results: coupled atom clouds synchronize within milliseconds. This effect cannot be explained by...
Migratory animals carry more parasites, says study
Every year, billions of animals migrate across the globe, carrying parasites with them and encountering parasites through their travels. Now, a team of researchers...
‘Orbital-selective pairing’ theory applied to first ‘heavy fermion’ superconductor
A 2017 theory proposed by Rice University physicists to explain the contradictory behavior of an iron-based high-temperature superconductor is helping solve a puzzle in...
25 years of fossil collecting yields clearest picture of extinct 12-foot aquatic predator
After 25 years of collecting fossils at a Pennsylvania site, scientists at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University now have a much...
Scientists train spider to jump on demand to discover secrets of animal movement
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of how some predatory spiders catch their prey whilst hunting by successfully training one to jump different distances and...
Dutch astronomers photograph possible toddler planet by chance
An international team of astronomers headed by Dutch researchers from Leiden University has coincidently found a small companion around the young double star CS...
Tech bends light more efficiently, offers wider angles for light input
Engineering and physics researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technology for steering light that allows for more light input and...
