In a certain sense, physics is the study of the universe's symmetries. Physicists strive to understand how systems and symmetries change under various transformations.
Quantum Physics
Oct 7, 2019
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Answers to big questions increasingly require access to the realm of the very small.
General Physics
Aug 28, 2019
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Understanding how antibiotic scaffolds are constructed in nature can help scientists prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome mining. Researchers have used this knowledge to help solve the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 31, 2019
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New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals the molecular machinery behind the high-intensity sweetness of the stevia plant. The results could be used to engineer new non-caloric products without the aftertaste ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2019
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It's spring, finally—and in the tree branches a battle is brewing. A robin returns to her nest with an earthworm. Her nestlings all beg, but only one will get this meal. And while Mom has an interest in making sure that ...
Evolution
Apr 22, 2019
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered and characterized a new form of oxygen dubbed "featherweight oxygen"—the lightest-ever version of the familiar chemical element oxygen, with only three neutrons ...
General Physics
Apr 1, 2019
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Helmet-heads of the freshwater fish world, African mormyrid fishes are known for having a brain-to-body size ratio that is similar to humans.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2018
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Slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates under the ocean drag about three times more water down into the deep Earth than previously estimated, according to a first-of-its-kind seismic study that spans the Mariana Trench.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2018
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How predictable is evolution? The answer has long been debated by biologists grappling with the extent to which history affects the repeatability of evolution.
Evolution
Nov 8, 2018
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As our love of gadgets grows, so do demands for longer lasting batteries. But there's a problem.
Materials Science
Oct 25, 2018
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