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Plants & Animals Mar 12, 2024

Rare rabbit could be at risk in NC, and scientists are rushing to collect its poop

Research in North Carolina involving rabbit poop could help protect a vulnerable species in the state, wildlife officials said.

Soft Matter Mar 11, 2024

Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fluid dynamics

Cicadas are the soundtrack of summer, but their pee is more special than their music. Rather than sprinkling droplets, they emit jets of urine from their small frames. For years, Georgia Tech researchers have wanted to understand ...

Plants & Animals Mar 11, 2024

Scientists reveal new lineages of giant sea anemones in Japan and their surprising associations with anemonefish

Anemonefish form mutualistic relationships with the sea anemones they live in and these associations are not random: some species such as the yellow-tail anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) are generalists and can live in almost ...

Political science Mar 8, 2024

Q&A: How will generative artificial intelligence affect political advertising in 2024?

It's estimated that $12 billion will be spent on political ads this election cycle—30% more than in 2020. The sheer volume of ads is remarkable, and there is vast potential to use this political information to contribute ...

Plants & Animals Mar 7, 2024

Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought

My colleagues and I mapped activity in the northeast Pacific of "dark" fishing vessels—boats that turn off their location devices or lose signal for technical reasons. In our new study published in Science Advances, we ...

Social Sciences Mar 5, 2024

Review highlights gender gap on Wikipedia

Since it was created in 2001, Wikipedia has become a key element of the modern public sphere, which has revolutionized the way we create and share information. However, it has defects when it comes to its decentralization ...

Nanophysics Mar 4, 2024

Micro mirage: Researchers fabricate the world's smallest QR code using infrared information carrier

Credit cards embedded chips, national mints printed watermarks, and high-profile locations installed retina scanners all for the same reason—to protect information. As attackers grow smarter, so must defense.

Condensed Matter Mar 4, 2024

A key to the future of robots could be hiding in liquid crystals

Robots and cameras of the future could be made of liquid crystals, thanks to a new discovery that significantly expands the potential of the chemicals already common in computer displays and digital watches.

Social Sciences Mar 2, 2024

Billionaires are building bunkers and buying islands—are they prepping for apocalypse or pioneering a new feudalism?

In December 2023, WIRED reported that Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta and one of the foremost architects of today's social-media-dominated world, has been buying up large swathes of the Hawaiian island Kauai.

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 1, 2024

New software rapidly simulates glycoprotein structures to speed up drug development

Proteins not only carry out the functions that are critical for the survival of cells, but also influence the development and progression of diseases. To understand their role in health and disease, researchers study the ...

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