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Artificial topological matter opens new research directions
Credit: Image credit: I. Belopolski, Princeton University An international team of researchers have created a new structure that allows the...
Linguistic and cultural knowledge affect whether languages are identified correctly
Credit: Skirgård et al (2017) A popular online game shows how linguistic and cultural knowledge may affect whether players can...
NASA’s Aqua satellite spots development of Tropical Storm 14P in South Pacific Ocean
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed cloud top temperatures in newly formed Tropical Cyclone 14P in the Southern Pacific...
Catch shares slow the ‘race to fish’
DURHAM, N.C. -- A detailed analysis of 39 U.S. fisheries by Duke University economists offers strong new evidence that catch...
Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it’s up to us
Credit: Image credit: NASA and UC Merced. Washington, DC -- Plants are currently removing more CO2 from the air than...
Powers of attraction could decimate deadly starfish
Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science. An American who fell in love with both the Great Barrier Reef and his...
Into the DNA of a coral reef predator
Loading video... Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish - or COTS - is a familiar sight...
Research shows global photosynthesis on the rise
Credit: UC Merced Plant photosynthesis was stable for hundreds of years before the industrial revolution, but grew rapidly in the...
As kids’ weight climbs, power of healthy fat supplements drops
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Body weight plays a significant role in how much benefit children may get from consuming "good" fats,...
Innovative sensor can screen toxic drugs, help develop biomaterials, and much more
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found an innovative new use...
Simulations of DIII-D experiments shed light on mysterious plasma flows
Credit: W. X. Wang Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and General Atomics...
X-ray study reveals long-sought insights into potential drug target
X-ray studies done in part at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have produced surprising insights into the...
73 percent of academics say access to research data helps them in their work; 34 percent do not publish their data
Combining results from bibliometric analyses, a global sample of researcher opinions and case-study interviews, a new report reveals that although...
New approach developed by humanists and scientists maps evolution of literature
AUSTIN, Texas -- A classicist, biologist and computer scientist all walk into a room -- what comes next isn't the...
Cover, crimp, cultivate?
Credit: Photo credit Kerry Clark. To grow crops organically, farmers fight weeds with chemical-free weapons. One of the most common...
Study: What makes for effective partnerships with Indigenous nations on the environment?
Protecting the environment often draws on a collaboration between community members, non-government organizations, academia, and, local, state and federal agencies....
This Week from AGU: Weak solar activity could expose aircrews to higher radiation
GeoSpace Research links decline in hemlock forests to changes in water resources An insect infestation that is killing hemlock trees...
Ready for the new kelvin!
Credit: (Photo: PTB) At present, the kelvin is literally based on no more than water -- on the triple point...
Nordic Food Lab publishes book on eating insects
Credit: Phaidon The book, which can be pre-ordered now, marks the end of the long journey that the authors have...
NASA’s new spectrometer to help future crews cope with cosmic radiation
Credit: NASA One of the main health concerns of living and working in space is the long-term exposure to high...