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Uncovering how grasslands changed our climate

Uncovering how grasslands changed our climate

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Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or semi-natural ones provide critical services that contribute to the wellbeing of both...
New class of antibiotics active against a wide range of bacteria

New class of antibiotics active against a wide range of bacteria

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Wistar Institute scientists have discovered a new class of compounds that uniquely combine direct antibiotic killing of pan drug-resistant bacterial pathogens with a simultaneous...
Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA DNA mix

Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix

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Chemists at Scripps Research have made a discovery that supports a surprising new view of how life originated on our planet. In a study published...
Traditional stereotypes about masculinity may help explain support for Trump

Traditional stereotypes about masculinity may help explain support for Trump

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American politicians have long been expected to uphold a certain veneer: powerful, influential and never vulnerable. New Penn State research has found that these...
Astronomers agree Universe is nearly 14 billion years old

Astronomers agree: Universe is nearly 14 billion years old

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From an observatory high above Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers have taken a new look at the oldest light in the universe. Their observations, plus a...
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Scientists discover how mother-of-pearl self-assembles into a perfect structure

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Mollusks build shells to protect their soft tissues from predators. Nacre, also known as the mother of pearl, has an intricate, highly regular structure...
Subscriptions to satellite alerts linked to decreased deforestation in Africa

Subscriptions to satellite alerts linked to decreased deforestation in Africa

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Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations subscribed to receive warnings from a new service using satellites to...
Trapping light without back reflections

Trapping light without back reflections

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Researchers demonstrate a new technique for suppressing back reflections of light—better signal quality for sensing and information technology. Microresonators are small glass structures in which...