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Remarkable new species of snake found hidden in a biodiversity collection
To be fair, the newly described Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake (Levitonius mirus) is pretty great at hiding.
In its native habitat, Samar and Leyte islands in...
Ancient DNA retells story of Caribbean’s first people, with a few...
The history of the Caribbean's original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines decades of archaeological work with advancements in genetic...
Quantum wave in helium dimer filmed for the first time
Anyone entering the world of quantum physics must prepare themself for quite a few things unknown in the everyday world: Noble gases form compounds,...
Experiment takes ‘snapshots’ of light, stops light, uses light to change...
Light travels at a speed of about 300,000,000 meters per second as light particles, photons, or equivalently as electromagnetic field waves. Experiments led by...
Study suggests great earthquakes cause of Arctic warming
tal Margins of the World Ocean. In his paper, the scientist hypothesized that the unexplained abrupt temperature changes could have been triggered by geodynamic factors. Specifically,...
Researchers develop new way to break reciprocity law
An international research team lead by Aalto University has found a new and simple route to break the reciprocity law in the electromagnetic world,...
Genetic engineering without unwanted side effects helps fight parasites
Modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing scissors are enabling researchers at the University of Zurich to make alterations to the genetic material of single-cell organisms that...
New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes
Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of "smart" materials being formed at the nanoscale.
The chemical...
Masks block 99.9% of large COVID-linked droplets: study
Face masks reduce the risk of spreading large COVID-linked droplets when speaking or coughing by up to 99.9 percent, according to a lab experiment...
Newly discovered receptor helps to sneak a peek at evolution
Together with lipids, membrane proteins are a central component of all biological membranes and fulfill important functions in transport and information transfer within and...
Masks not enough to stop COVID-19’s spread without distancing: study
Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing.
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers tested...
