Identity—not income—drives desire to secede, according to new model
What most sparks a region's desire to seek independence from their country—income or identity?
Economics & Business
Jan 24, 2023
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Exploding carp numbers are 'like a house of horrors' for Australia's rivers. Is it time to unleash carp herpes?
With widespread La Niña flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin, common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations are having a boom year. Videos of writhing masses of both adult and young fish illustrate that all is not well in our ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2023
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Better access to sunlight could be lifeline for corals worldwide, study finds
When it comes to preserving the world's coral reefs, what's going on above the surface is as important as what's going on below it, according to new research conducted at Penn State.
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2023
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Skimming stones? Try a heavier, curvier rock, scientists say
Want to make an impression the next time you're trying to skim a stone off water? Ignore the usual thin, flat candidates and try a fatter, curvier rock to get the biggest possible bounce, scientists said Wednesday.
General Physics
Jan 4, 2023
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Modeling the collective movement of bacteria to better understand the formation of troublesome biofilms
Biofilms form when microorganisms such as certain types of bacteria adhere to the surface of objects in a moist environment and begin to reproduce resulting in the excretion of a slimy glue-like substance.
General Physics
Dec 28, 2022
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How to win the gift-stealing game Bad Santa, according to a mathematician
Christmas comes but once a year—as do Christmas party games. With such little practice it's hard to get good at any of them.
Mathematics
Dec 16, 2022
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Nuclear popcorn: Heavy nucleus changes shapes at different energies
A new paper sheds light on the nature of atomic nuclei. The study is published in the journal Physical Review C.
General Physics
Nov 30, 2022
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Researchers reveal how extinct Steller's sea cow shaped kelp forests
For millions of years, the Steller's sea cow, a four-ton marine mammal and relative of the manatee, shaped kelp forests along the Pacific coast of North America by eating massive quantities of kelp fronds from the upper canopies, ...
Ecology
Nov 28, 2022
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A powerful new tool to advance genomics, disease research
UVA Health researchers have developed an important new tool to help scientists sort signal from noise as they probe the genetic causes of cancer and other diseases. In addition to advancing research and potentially accelerating ...
Biotechnology
Nov 22, 2022
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A path to faster and more cost-effective drug development
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have published research in Molecular Pharmaceutics predicting how proteins interact in drug development. The research is a collaboration between Amgen and the University ...
Biochemistry
Nov 21, 2022
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