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Plants & Animals 4 hours ago

Wild desert plants face viral surprise

Just as many people battle seasonal colds and flu, native plants face their own viral threats. People have long known that plants can succumb to viruses just like humans. Now, a new study led by Michigan State University ...

Social Sciences 8 hours ago

Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive since 1980, study finds

The lyrics of English-language songs have become simpler and more repetitive over the past 40 years, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

Analytical Chemistry 9 hours ago

Team discovers fundamentally new way to detect radiation involving cheap ceramics

The radiation detectors used today for applications like inspecting cargo ships for smuggled nuclear materials are expensive and cannot operate in harsh environments, among other disadvantages. Now, MIT engineers have demonstrated ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 27, 2024

Liquid crystal nanoparticles could supercharge antibiotics for cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is the most common, life-limiting genetic condition in Australia. It affects the lungs, digestive system, and reproductive system, producing excess mucus, infections, and blockages.

Archaeology Mar 27, 2024

Why did modern humans replace the Neanderthals? The key might lie in our social structures

Why did humans take over the world while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, became extinct? It's possible we were just smarter, but there's surprisingly little evidence that's true.

Environment Mar 26, 2024

Manila confronts its plastic problem through a community-guided protocol

Governments and international organizations have touted the circular economy, in which materials and products stay in circulation for as long as possible, as an antidote to our global plastic problem. (The equivalent of 2,000 ...

Ecology Mar 26, 2024

Using suction cups inspired by fish to listen in on whale conversations

In their ambitious goal to understand and ultimately communicate with sperm whales, research scientists from Project CETI have enlisted the help of unlikely collaborators—clingfish.

Social Sciences Mar 26, 2024

Algorithms that predict crime are watching, and judging us by the cards we've been dealt

Your money, postcode, friends and family can make all the difference to how the criminal system treats you.

General Physics Mar 26, 2024

Testing begins on sensitive neutrino detector for nonproliferation and fundamental physics

Neutrinos and antineutrinos are nearly massless particles produced in many nuclear reactions, including the fission of uranium in nuclear power plants on Earth and the fusion reactions at the core of the sun.

Optics & Photonics Mar 26, 2024

Using mode-locked lasers to realize and study non-Hermitian topological physics

Mode-locked lasers are advanced lasers that produce very short pulses of light, with durations ranging from femtoseconds to picoseconds. These lasers are widely used to study ultrafast and nonlinear optical phenomena, but ...

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