Female and male primates often form close bonds, but not purely out of affection. Close relationships usually evolve when there is a clear benefit for both parties, with protection and reproductive control playing key roles.
Plants & Animals
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From 22 July to 19 August 2024, a team of researchers from the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) and the University of Trier investigated the remains of the late Republican city of Fregellae in present-day Italy to ...
Archaeology
Sep 17, 2024
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Understanding how light travels through various materials is essential for many fields, from medical imaging to manufacturing. However, due to their structure, materials often show directional differences in how they scatter ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 17, 2024
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Vincent van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" depicts a swirling blue sky with yellow moon and stars. The sky is an explosion of colors and shapes, each star encapsulated in ripples of yellow, gleaming with light like reflections ...
Soft Matter
Sep 17, 2024
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A breakthrough in quantum technology research could help realize a new generation of precise quantum sensors that can operate at room temperature.
Condensed Matter
Sep 17, 2024
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Earth's majestic "apex predators" are some of the most prolific hunters in the world. But which ones kill the most?
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2024
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For many decades, the coca plant—the main ingredient in cocaine—has been grown almost exclusively in South America. But a new study shows that nearly half of northern Central America appears to be highly suitable for ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2024
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Maize (corn) is one of the most important staple crops in the world and has been extensively studied. Yet, many aspects of the genetic mechanisms regulating its growth and development remain unexplored.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 17, 2024
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The CMS experiment at CERN is the latest to weigh in on the mass of the W boson—an elementary particle that, along with the Z boson, mediates the weak force, which is responsible for a form of radioactivity and initiates ...
General Physics
Sep 17, 2024
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Thanks to nanoscale devices as small as human cells, researchers can create groundbreaking material properties, leading to smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient electronics. However, to fully unlock the potential of ...
Nanophysics
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