For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they simply feral dogs?
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2025
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One of the most fundamental processes in all of biology is the spontaneous organization of cells into clusters that divide and eventually turn into shapes—be they organs, wings or limbs.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 21, 2025
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An EPFL study has found that urban areas follow the same universal rules observed in the natural world. From population size to carbon emissions and road networks—could the key to sustainable urbanization lie in the very ...
Mathematics
Aug 21, 2025
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Large earthquakes along some of New Zealand's major faults are commonly clustered in time and place, according to recent research.
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2025
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Valence electrons, located in the outermost shell of an atom, play an important role in driving chemical reactions and forming bonds with other atoms.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 21, 2025
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An international team of scientists, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, has spotted one of the brightest fast radio bursts (FRBs) ever recorded—and pinpointed its location with unprecedented precision.
Astronomy
Aug 21, 2025
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From toddlers' timeouts to criminals' prison sentences, punishment reinforces social norms, making it known that an offender has done something unacceptable. At least, that is usually the intent—but the strategy can backfire. ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2025
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Researchers have developed a technique to fold glass sheets into microscopic 3D photonic structures directly on a chip—a process they call photonic origami. The method could enable tiny, yet complex optical devices for data ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 21, 2025
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A collaborative team from the Rosalind Franklin Institute, the University of Oxford, and Diamond Light Source has developed a breakthrough method that makes it possible to image very small proteins using cryo-electron microscopy ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 21, 2025
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Most of the drugs, plastics, and industrial materials widely used today are produced through chemical reactions. In general, most high-performance and sophisticated substances have complex structures, and their assembly involves ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 21, 2025
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