Black hole's heart still beating
The first confirmed heartbeat of a supermassive black hole is still going strong more than ten years after first being observed.
Astronomy
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Human eggs prefer some men's sperm over others, research shows
Human eggs use chemical signals to attract sperm. New research from Stockholm University and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust shows that eggs use these chemical signals to choose sperm. Different women's eggs attract ...
Evolution
Jun 9, 2020
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Simple way of 'listening' to chicks could dramatically improve welfare
A simple and low-cost method of 'listening' to chicks may allow welfare issues to be picked up at the earliest possible opportunity, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2020
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Late blight research pairs spectroscopy with classic plant pathology diagnostics
Kaitlin (Katie) Gold is an assistant professor within the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology section of the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University. At her lab, the Grape Sensing, Pathology, and Extension ...
Biotechnology
Jun 9, 2020
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, deadly disease strikes rabbit populations
A lethal disease that strikes rabbits was detected in a jackrabbit in Palm Springs, leading local veterinarians and animal rescue organizations to prepare for its potential spread to San Diego County.
Veterinary medicine
Jun 9, 2020
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Amazon rainforest fire season starts with outlook for record burn
A month from now, the skies over parts of Brazil will fill with smoke. It's fire season in the Amazon, and the planet's largest rain forest is heading for another record burn.
Environment
Jun 9, 2020
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Women's communication shapes division of labor in household
For many couples, COVID-19 quarantine has shattered the normal routine and led some to renegotiate who does what around the house. Research has shown that the way couples divide up housework and how they feel about their ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2020
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Volcanic activity and changes in Earth's mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen
Oxygen first accumulated in the Earth's atmosphere about 2.4 billion years ago, during the Great Oxidation Event. A long-standing puzzle has been that geologic clues suggest early bacteria were photosynthesizing and pumping ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2020
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AI sentencing tools need to be closely scrutinised, says new study
In a paper published by the Behavioral Sciences & Law journal, experts from the University of Surrey take a critical look at the growing use of algorithmic risk assessment tools, which act as a form of expert scientific evidence ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2020
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Renewable fuel from carbon dioxide with the aid of solar energy
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are attempting to convert carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to fuel using energy from sunlight. Recent results have shown that it is possible to use their technique to selectively ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 9, 2020
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