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Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions study finds

Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions, study finds

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Marine fog brings more than cooler temperatures to coastal areas. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have discovered elevated levels of mercury in mountain lions,...
Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

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Around 12 billion years ago, the universe emerged from a great cosmic dark age as the first stars and galaxies lit up. With a...
Glass from a 3 D printer scaled

Glass from a 3-D printer

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ETH researchers used a 3-D printing process to produce complex and highly porous glass objects. The basis for this is a special resin that...
16 million year old fossil shows springtails hitchhiking on winged termite

16-million-year-old fossil shows springtails hitchhiking on winged termite

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When trying to better the odds for survival, a major dilemma that many animals face is dispersal—being able to pick up and leave to...
Dinosaur skull turns paleontology assumptions on their head

Dinosaur skull turns paleontology assumptions on their head

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A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has unearthed a well-preserved Styracosaurus skull—and its facial imperfections have implications for how paleontologists identify...
Researchers reach milestone in quantum standardization

Researchers reach milestone in quantum standardization

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Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of...
Study finds Indigenous culture boosts childrens outcomes

Study finds Indigenous culture boosts children’s outcomes

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The research, published in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations, analysed data from Australia's Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children to better understand the link...
Ultrafast quantum simulations

Ultrafast quantum simulations: A new twist to an old approach

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Billions of tiny interactions occur between thousands of particles in every piece of matter in the blink of an eye. Simulating these interactions in...
A little prairie can rescue honey bees from famine on the farm study finds

A little prairie can rescue honey bees from famine on the farm, study finds

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Scientists placed honey bee hives next to soybean fields in Iowa and tracked how the bees fared over the growing season. To the researchers'...
Researchers report first recording of a blue whales heart rate

Researchers report first recording of a blue whale’s heart rate

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Encased in a neon orange plastic shell, a collection of electronic sensors bobbed along the surface of the Monterey Bay, waiting to be retrieved...
Unravelling the venomous bite of an endangered mammal scaled

Unravelling the venomous bite of an endangered mammal

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Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and ZSL (Zoological Society of London) have worked with a team of scientists from institutions across...