By tapping nutrients from bedrock, red alder trees play a key role in healthy forest ecosystems, according to a new study.
Environment
Feb 25, 2019
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What kinds of weather do people find remarkable, when does that change, and what does that say about the public's perception of climate change? A study led by the University of California, Davis, examined those questions ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2019
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People who believe in conspiracy theories—such as the theory that Princess Diana was murdered by the British establishment—are more likely to accept or engage in everyday criminal activity.
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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Liquid droplets assume complex shapes and behave in different ways, each with a distinct resonance—like a drum head or a violin string—depending on the intricate interrelationship of the liquid, the solid it lands on ...
General Physics
Feb 25, 2019
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Unraveling the mystery of superconductivity at high temperatures, specifically in copper oxide materials, remains one of the most puzzling challenges in modern solid-state physics. But an international research team of engineers ...
Superconductivity
Feb 25, 2019
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Carabid beetles produce caustic chemicals they spray to defend themselves against predators, and the compound that protects their bodies from these toxic substances shows promise for use in bioengineering or biomedical applications, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2019
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A vote is a vote is a vote, supposedly, with each citizen in our democracy having an equal say. Yet a San Francisco State University study finds that America's political parties act as though some votes are more important ...
Political science
Feb 25, 2019
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Americans under the age of 26 are much more likely to be arrested than Americans born in previous decades, with the increase in arrest rates occurring most rapidly among white Americans and women, according to a new RAND ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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Researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science have issued the first annual update of their sea level "report cards," marking 50 years of water-level observations from 1969 through 2018.
Environment
Feb 25, 2019
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X-ray and electron microscopy techniques help unfold the story of protein chaperones.
Biochemistry
Feb 25, 2019
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