Pine martens like to have neighbors—but not too near
Pine martens need neighbours but like to keep their distance, according to new research.
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Watching the in situ hydrogen diffusion dynamics in magnesium on the nanoscale
Switchable materials that have extreme material contrast and short switching times with negligible degradation can contribute to active plasmonic and nanophotonic systems. In order to understand their supreme properties, ...
ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests
The second ExoMars mission, scheduled for launch to the Red Planet in 2022, is taking advantage of the extra time to upgrade some of the rover's instruments and get ready for the next parachute high-altitude drop tests.
Space Exploration
May 15, 2020
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Exploring climate change impacts through popular proverbs
The proverbs related to environmental issues traditionally used by the local population in rural areas of Spain are currently considered imprecise and unreliable due to climate change impacts. This is the result of a study ...
Environment
May 15, 2020
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Metagenomics reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clams Tridacna maxima
New research conducted at CRIOBE and ENTROPIE research units, with the collaboration of the Swire institute of Marine Science of The University of Hong Kong, The Cawthron Institute and James Cook University, highlights the ...
Ecology
May 15, 2020
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Eavesdropping on single molecules with light by replaying the chatter
Scientists have pioneered a new technique to expose hidden biochemical pathways involving single molecules at the nanoscale.
Biochemistry
May 15, 2020
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Clarification of microbial community structures around Antarctic lakes
The research group of Assistant Prof. Yuu Hirose of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science at Toyohashi University of Technology, Niigata University, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ...
Environment
May 15, 2020
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Why young people commit crime and how moral education could help
There is a significant link between moral emotions and offending behavior in young people. Moral emotions are learnt—and more attention needs to be given to the teaching of morals in childhood to address this link between ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2020
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'Coronavirus murders': Media narrative about domestic abuse during lockdown misses the point
In more "normal" times, two women a week are murdered by their partners in the UK, but these crimes rarely make the news. Now, following lockdown around the world, there has been a flurry of reports of a surge in domestic ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2020
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So you want to be a coronavirus contact tracer? There's a class for that
Hunting down people exposed to the coronavirus and quarantining them is seen as a vital step in controlling its spread, and now Johns Hopkins University has created a free online course to turn people of all backgrounds into ...
Education
May 15, 2020
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