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New research on sea urchins challenges long-held assumptions about marine reserves
Deprive a mountain range of its wolves, and soon the burgeoning deer population will strip its slopes bare. "I now suspect that just as...
New advances using exotic matter may lead to ultrafast computing
In the 1960s, an exotic phase of matter known as an excitonic insulator was proposed. Decades later, evidence for this phase was found in...
Europe’s largest meteorite crater is home to deep ancient fungi
Fractured rocks of impact craters have been suggested as suitable environments for deep colonization of microbial communities. In a new study published in Communications Earth...
Like it or not, history shows that taxes and bureaucracy are cornerstones of democracy
The media has been rife with stories about democracy in decline: the recent coup in Myanmar, the ascent of strongman Narendra Modi in India,...
Dogs may have body-awareness and understand consequences of own actions
A new study published in Scientific Reports has revealed that dogs understand the relationship between their body and the environment in a problem solving task. The...
Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein renders virus up to eight times more infectious
A mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2—one of several genetic mutations in the concerning variants that have emerged in the United Kingdom, South...
Researchers report switching material between semiconductor and metallic states
A group of researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have found out that a...
Common weed killers favor antibiotic resistant bacteria, new study shows
The use of weed killers can increase the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in soil, a new study from the University of York shows.
Herbicides...
Cells use concentration gradients as a compass
Biophysicists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munch have developed a new theory, which accounts for the observation that cells can perceive their own shapes, and...
Researchers reveal the biogeographical patterns of fern diversity
Earth is home to millions of known species of plants and animals, but by no means are they distributed evenly. For instance, rainforests cover...
Quantum collaboration gives new gravity to the mysteries of the universe
Scientists have used cutting-edge research in quantum computation and quantum technology to pioneer a radical new approach to determining how our Universe works at...
