Fear of predators shapes entire ecosystems
It doesn't take much for a predator to terrify their prey. No tricks. No treats. Just good old-fashioned fear of being eaten.
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Large, deep Antarctic ozone hole to persist into November
Persistent cold temperatures and strong circumpolar winds supported the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole that will persist into November, NOAA and NASA scientists reported today.
Environment
Nov 2, 2020
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How spatiotemporal water quality variations are affected by hydrological conditions in Dongting Lake
Lakes play an important role in regulating ecological balance at global and regional scales. Globally, there are over 1,400 inland water bodies (lakes and reservoirs) with a surface area greater than or equal to 100 km2.
Environment
Nov 2, 2020
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Mechanism of heat stress response and heat-accelerated leaf senescence in tall fescue
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is one of the most important and widely used cool-season turfgrass and forage species in the world. The optimum temperature for tall fescue growth ranges from 15 to 25 degrees C. High temperatures ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2020
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Single-shot 3-D wide-field fluorescence imaging with a computational miniature mesoscope
The online feature cover photograph on Science Advances this week displays fluorescence imaging with a computational miniature mesoscope (CM2). The technique of fluorescence imaging is an essential tool for biologists and ...
Nylon finally takes its place as a piezoelectric textile
Nylon might seem the obvious go-to material for electronic textiles—not only is there an established textiles industry based on nylon, but it conveniently has a crystalline phase that is piezoelectric—tap it and you get ...
Inner jet of the blazar PKS 1749+096 investigated in detail
Using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), astronomers have performed high-resolution observations of the blazar PKS 1749+096. Results of this observational campaign, presented in a paper published October 23 on arXiv.org, ...
COVID-19 fatalities linked to declining support for Trump and Republicans
A trio of researchers from George Washington University and UCLA has found evidence suggesting that fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic could be linked to declining support for President Trump and Republicans in general ...
Mathematicians specify the criteria for the emergence of Turing patterns
Turing patterns are mathematical expressions of the structures formed in chemical and biological systems, such as spots and stripes on the animal skin. A team of scientists from RUDN University found out that the traditional ...
Mathematics
Nov 2, 2020
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Struggling for breath: Getting carbon dioxide into cells for photosynthesis
During photosynthesis, leaves capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and transform it into organic compounds. However, getting from the leaf surface to the enzymes where carbon is fixed inside leaves is full of ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2020
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