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Caught in a political echo chamber? Listening to the opposition can make partisanship even...
Dwelling in a political echo chamber—where you encounter only people who agree with you—is hardly conducive to a healthy democracy.
But it turns out that...
Quantum weirdness in ‘chicken or egg’ paradox
The "chicken or egg" paradox was first proposed by philosophers in Ancient Greece to describe the problem of determining cause-and-effect.
Now, a team of physicists...
Newly discovered dinosaurs fill in evolutionary gap spanning 70 million years
Two newly discovered dinosaurs may be missing links in an unusual lineage of predators that lived between 160 million and 90 million years ago,...
Neutrophil nanosponges soak up proteins that promote rheumatoid arthritis
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed neutrophil "nanosponges" that can safely absorb and neutralize a variety of proteins that play...
Dramatic vegetation changes in the past hint at dire future
A study on dramatic changes to Earth's vegetation as it emerged from the last ice age and temperatures rose has offered clues on the...
Autocannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable...
Are vulnerable lions eating endangered zebras?
Are Laikipia's recovering lions turning to endangered Grevy's zebras (Equus grevyi) for their next meal?
That's what a team of researchers led by WCS and...
A new way to remove ice buildup without power or chemicals
From airplane wings to overhead powerlines to the giant blades of wind turbines, a buildup of ice can cause problems ranging from impaired performance...
Eating in 10-hour window can override disease-causing genetic defects, nurture health
Scientists at the Salk Institute found that mice lacking the biological clocks thought to be necessary for a healthy metabolism could still be protected...
Human genome could contain up to 20 percent fewer genes, researchers reveal
A new study led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that up to 20% of genes classified as coding (those that...
Most land-based ecosystems worldwide risk ‘major transformation’ due to climate change
Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet's land-based ecosystems -- from its forests and grasslands to the deserts and tundra --...
