Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, with major consequences for our ecosystems and without us quite knowing why. A new AI method from the University of Copenhagen is set to help monitor and catalog insect biodiversity, ...
Ecology
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On one of the first mild days in February, Duke's Emily Bernhardt and her stream ecology team donned their hip waders and ventured out to the sycamore-lined banks of New Hope Creek.
Ecology
Feb 23, 2022
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Ambitious restoration of mangroves and seagrasses could lead to substantial recovery of these ecosystems New research has found.
Ecology
Feb 23, 2022
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Scientists from University of Regensburg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Moscow institute of Physics and Technology, and University of Kansas have discovered abnormally strong light absorption in graphene. The effect ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 23, 2022
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A new study by researchers from Central European University's (CEU) Department of Cognitive Science, Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE), the University of St. Andrews, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2022
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Succinic acid is an important precursor for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products and also serves as a component in biodegradable plastics. It is currently derived mainly from petroleum-based processes. Researchers at the ...
Biotechnology
Feb 23, 2022
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Federal scientists have confirmed cases of an infectious avain flu strain in several species of Florida birds, the state announced Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2022
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Locked in an epic cosmic waltz 9 billion light years away, two supermassive black holes appear to be orbiting around each other every two years. The two giant bodies each have masses that are hundreds of millions of times ...
Astronomy
Feb 23, 2022
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When is a container not just a container?
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 23, 2022
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In North Carolina, the worries about climate change often focus on more frequent storms with heavier rainfall, but a new federal report points to an equally potent danger—the seeping effect of sea level rise.
Earth Sciences
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