Liquid crystals exist in a phase of their own. They can flow like liquids, but because their molecules are arranged in a somewhat orderly way, they can be easily manipulated to reflect light. This flexibility has made liquid ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Near the HMAS Stirling naval base, a battle is being waged on the shores of Garden Island to protect its most elusive inhabitants.
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2024
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A new study has revealed that islands are home to around one in three of the world's plant species, despite covering just over 5% of the Earth's land surface.
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2024
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In a study published in Nature, a team has uncovered new new details about the long association between humans and our stomach bacteria.
Evolution
Oct 16, 2024
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Researchers from University of New Hampshire, Singapore Management University, and University at Buffalo have published a new study that examines how anatomical depiction in advertisements can boost consumer confidence in ...
Economics & Business
Oct 16, 2024
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Multilingual students face unique challenges that can hurt their performance in school. New methods of teaching may help close this gap, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The work is published in the ...
Education
Oct 16, 2024
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Climate change-induced invasive crop pests remain a major "bottleneck" to agricultural productivity and food security in South Sudan, according to new CABI-led research published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience.
Agriculture
Oct 16, 2024
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To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid seem to be remarkably similar, according to a new study that put some plastic beach trash through ...
Ecology
Oct 16, 2024
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Nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) are increasingly polluting urban and rural landscapes, where bees and other beneficial insects come into contact with them. If insects ingest plastic particles from food or the air, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2024
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On October 16, 1843, the Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton had an epiphany during a walk alongside Dublin's Royal Canal. He was so excited he took out his penknife and carved his discovery right then and there on ...
Mathematics
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