Flamingos found to form cliques with like-minded pals
Flamingos form cliques of like-minded individuals within their flocks, new research shows. Read More
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Removing traces of life in lab helps NASA scientists study its origins
A specialized laboratory setup at JPL removes the chemical influence of modern organisms so scientists can study the chemistry that
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Researchers report new mechanism in an ancient pathway of immune response
UT Southwestern biochemist Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D., famously identified the cGAS enzyme pathway that alerts the human immune system to
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Scientists improve the accuracy of weather and climate models
Scientists from EPFL and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF have developed a program that improves the
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An Applied Mathematician With an Unexpected Toolbox
Lek-Heng Lim uses tools from algebra, geometry and topology to answer questions in machine learning. The post An Applied Mathematician
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Researchers find a path toward hepatitis E treatment by disentangling its knotty structure
In a paper published Feb. 28 in the journal eLife, a team of researchers headed by Princeton’s Alexander Ploss settle
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People spend 1/6th of their lifetimes enhancing their appearance, says study
An international team including HSE researchers has conducted the largest ever cross-cultural study of appearance-enhancing behaviors. They have found that
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Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to
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Young snapping shrimps’ tiny claws accelerate in water like a bullet
When it comes to a quick draw, few creatures outgun adult snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis). They stun passing fish and
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Pink + pink = gold? Hybrid hummingbird’s feathers don’t match those of its parents
The pink-throated brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa gularis, has, unsurprisingly, a brilliant pink throat. So does its cousin, the rufous-webbed brilliant hummingbird,