Males of a species evolving traits for sexual conflict can cause problems for females, and, ultimately, the whole population.
Evolution
Mar 3, 2023
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324
Researchers have discovered that tantalum carbide and hafnium carbide materials can withstand scorching temperatures of nearly 4000 degrees Celsius.
Materials Science
Dec 22, 2016
9
111
For the first time researchers have measured large distances in the Universe using data, rather than calculations related to general relativity.
General Physics
Dec 12, 2014
51
0
Quantum computers should be much easier to build than previously thought, because they can still work with a large number of faulty or even missing components, according to a study published today in Physical Review Letters. ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 9, 2010
5
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Imperial College London have created a structure that acts like a single pole of a magnet, a feat that has evaded scientists for decades. The researchers say their new Nature Physics study ...
General Physics
Apr 12, 2010
59
0
Scientists have discovered that the mineral jarosite breaks down organic compounds when it is flash-heated, with implications for Mars research.
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2015
5
158
Using ultrafast imaging of moving energy in photosynthesis, scientists have determined the speed of crucial processes for the first time.
Materials Science
Dec 23, 2016
6
1755
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists are closer than ever to finding the source of the Universe's mysterious dark matter, following a better than expected year of research at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) particle detector, part ...
General Physics
Jan 26, 2011
216
0
Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth's atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon's defeat, says new research.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2018
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A new report shows that the six trillion cigarettes produced yearly impact the environment through climate change, water and land use, and toxicity.
Environment
Oct 2, 2018
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