When trees die during a period of drought, they die of thirst. Researchers from the University of Basel have demonstrated in a field study that a rapid collapse in the hydraulic system is responsible for tree death. And they ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2021
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Neuroplasticity—the ability of neurons to change their structure and function in response to experiences—can be turned off and on by the cells that surround neurons in the brain, according to a new study on fruit flies ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 13, 2021
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Hokkaido University researchers have clarified different causes of past glacial river floods in the far north of Greenland, and what it means for the region's residents as the climate changes.
Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2021
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Chicago have demonstrated a new technique based on quantum technology that will advance the search for dark matter, the ...
General Physics
Apr 13, 2021
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Across most of Australia this week, people have woken up and thought "Goodness, it's cold." Summer doonas are being changed to winter doonas. Heaters are being switched on. Ugg boots are being dug out of storage.
Environment
Apr 13, 2021
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Timor-Leste is reeling after heavy rain caused severe floods and landslides over the Easter weekend, killing at least 42 people. Rates of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste are also on the rise. Together, these hazards threaten to interact ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2021
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In high-end 21st century communications, information travels in the form of a stream of light pulses typically traveling through fiber optic cables. Each pulse can be as faint as a single photon, the smallest possible unit ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 13, 2021
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Physicists from Swansea University are part of an international research collaboration which has identified a new technique for testing the quality of quantum correlations.
Quantum Physics
Apr 13, 2021
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Every movement in the human body—from lifting our arms to our beating hearts—is regulated in some way by signals from our brains. Until recently, scientists often tracked and understood that brain-body communication only ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 13, 2021
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A tiny Swiss gold coin bearing a picture of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out has been crowned as the world's smallest commemorative coin, Switzerland's mint announced Tuesday.
Other
Apr 13, 2021
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