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Social Sciences 5 hours ago

Resilience in architecture: The diaspora's response to the Second World War

The Second World War had a profound impact not only on the fate of countries and people but also on the development of architecture. In occupied territories across the globe, architecture reflected the prevailing trends of ...

Plants & Animals 6 hours ago

Magpies under siege from climate and man-made noise

The combined impact of climate change and human-generated noise are proving double trouble for wild urban-dwelling bird species, changing their behavior in ways that could threaten their survival.

Plants & Animals 6 hours ago

Eyes open and toes out of water: How a giant water bug reached the island of Cyprus

The island of Cyprus, although considered a hotspot for biodiversity in the Mediterranean, is more famous for its beautiful sunny coasts than for its insect fauna. Nevertheless, some visitors of its highly populated beaches, ...

Molecular & Computational biology 7 hours ago

Harnessing AI and advanced imaging for precision plant stress management

Plant phenotyping is key to improving crop production, especially as global food demands rise. Recent advances in AI and imaging sensor technologies offer promising methods for early and accurate plant stress detection, overcoming ...

General Physics 11 hours ago

Searching for the decay of nature's rarest isotope: Tantalum-180m

Tantalum is one of the rarest elements and has multiple stable isotopes. The least abundant tantalum isotope, Ta-180 is found naturally in a long-lived excited state, a feature unique to this isotope. In excited states, a ...

Cell & Microbiology 11 hours ago

Scientists publish novel research on how individual cells respond to viral infection

A team of scientists from Montana State University recently published unique research examining how individual cells respond to viral infection. The work used state-of-the-art technology to culture cells and track infection ...

Archaeology Mar 17, 2024

The sunken treasure of the San José shipwreck is contested—but its real riches go beyond coins and jewels

The San José was a galleon ship owned by King Philip V of Spain (1683–1746) in the 18th century. It sailed from Portobelo in present-day Panama to Cartagena in Colombia in 1708.

Space Exploration Mar 16, 2024

Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

Frank Herbert's Dune is epic sci-fi storytelling with an environmental message at its heart. The novels and movies are set on the desert planet of Arrakis, which various characters dream of transforming into a greener world—much ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 15, 2024

A universal insertion of various molecules into ionic crystals under high pressure

An international team has revealed a surprising universal propensity of forming stable hybrid compounds under high pressures.

Astrobiology Mar 15, 2024

Protein fragments ID two new 'extremophile' microbes—and may help find alien life

Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments, from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists about life on Earth ...

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