NUS scientists have demonstrated a general approach for characterizing the atomic structure and electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional (2-D) magnetic insulators using scanning-tunneling microscopy.
Nanophysics
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As the sea ice shrinks in the Arctic, the plankton community that produces food for the entire marine food chain is changing. New research shows that a potentially toxic species of plankton algae that lives both via photosynthesis ...
Ecology
Feb 3, 2021
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Dogs have been faithful human companions ever since their domestication thousands of years ago. With improvements in veterinary medicine in recent decades, their life expectancy has increased. However, an unfortunate side ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 3, 2021
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Our pet dogs could help extend human lives beyond their documented effects on people's wellbeing. Increasingly, studies are looking at how the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, is key to understanding cognition and processes ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2021
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During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads together to define the key questions facing the UK government when it comes to biological security.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2021
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Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2021
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As it turns out, poop can tell you a lot about a shark's diet.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2021
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Jared Isaacman is not a professional astronaut, but by the end of the year the young billionaire will have shot around the Earth multiple times at the helm of a space mission made up entirely of tourists.
Space Exploration
Feb 3, 2021
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More than 70 homes have been lost in a wildfire outside Australia's western city of Perth that is expected to continue burning for days.
Environment
Feb 3, 2021
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Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes, new research suggests.
Education
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