A new study from UCLA professor of anthropology Brooke Scelza invites geneticists and sociologists to think more broadly about human fidelity and paternity.
Social Sciences
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Sea trout populations have declined sharply. Researchers have studied the life of sea trout by means of acoustic telemetry tags and listening stations. Now they know more about what we need to do to protect the sea trout ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2020
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A world without phosphorous is a world without life. But phosphorous is a finite resource, so researchers are recovering it from sewage.
Environment
Feb 20, 2020
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Climate change and carbon footprints, political unrest, global epidemics—what does it all mean for the future of tourism?
Archaeology
Feb 20, 2020
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The success of life on earth is based on the amazing ability of living cells to divide themselves into two daughter cells. During such a division process, the outer cell membrane has to undergo a series of morphological transformations ...
Biotechnology
Feb 20, 2020
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Fragrant aromas from plants can actually be a response to attacks by insects, and can alert neighbours to an attack or summon the insects' predators. Now, scientists are deciphering these secret codes to develop better, greener ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2020
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ARS researchers have shown some freeze-dried berry powders—especially freeze-dried strawberry powder—can act as outstanding stabilizers in ice cream and other frozen dairy desserts.
Other
Feb 20, 2020
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Scientists from the University of Amsterdam are warning that problems with toxic cyanobacteria are likely to increase in the future. In an article in the journal Science Advances, they show that a common cyanobacterium adapts ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2020
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When a plant or animal species is introduced to a new environment with few natural predators, it can spread uncontrollably, transforming the ecosystem and crowding out existing populations. One well-known example is the cane ...
Ecology
Feb 20, 2020
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The ALPHA collaboration at CERN has reported the first measurements of certain quantum effects in the energy structure of antihydrogen, the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen. These quantum effects are known to exist in matter, ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 20, 2020
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