Underwater Understory: The southwest forest you've never heard of
Deep in Australia's southwest is a hidden hotspot of biodiversity.
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2021
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Researchers solve puzzle of water-to-land transition of vertebrates
The water-to-land transition is a leap in the history of vertebrate evolution and one of the most important scientific issues in vertebrate evolution. Previous studies have shown that vertebrate landing occurred in bony fishes.
Evolution
Feb 26, 2021
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Sub-diffraction optical writing enables data storage at the nanoscale
The total amount of data generated worldwide is expected to reach 175 zettabytes (1 ZB equals 1 billion terabytes) by 2025. If 175 ZB were stored on Blu-ray disks, the stack would be 23 times the distance to the moon. There ...
Nanophysics
Feb 26, 2021
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Changing the silkworm's diet to spin stronger silk
Tohoku University researchers have produced cellulose nanofiber (CNF) synthesized silk naturally through a simple tweak to silkworms' diet. Mixing CNF with commercially available food and feeding the silkworms resulted in ...
Biochemistry
Feb 26, 2021
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Using deep-sea fiber optic cables to detect earthquakes
Seismologists at Caltech working with optics experts at Google have developed a method to use existing underwater telecommunication cables to detect earthquakes. The technique could lead to improved earthquake and tsunami ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2021
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What geologists see when they look at Perseverance's landing site
Geologists love fieldwork. They love getting their specialized hammers and chisels into seams in the rock, exposing unweathered surfaces and teasing out the rock's secrets. Mars would be the ultimate field trip for many of ...
Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2021
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Signal transduction without signal-receptor clusters can direct cell movement
Body cells communicate with each other, receive signals from the outside world and react to them. A central role in this communication network is attributed to receiver proteins, called receptors, that are anchored at the ...
Biotechnology
Feb 26, 2021
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Scientists investigate Walker breakdown in 3-D magnetic nanowires
Physicists from Russia, Chile, Brazil, Spain and the U.K., have studied how the magnetic properties change in 3-D nanowires, promising materials for various magnetic applications, depending on the shape of their cross-section. ...
Nanophysics
Feb 26, 2021
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Petroleum engineers develop technology to simulate mechanical properties of subterranean rock
A test facility simulating rock positions was developed in Samara Polytech. It allows carrying out many experiments with the core material under conditions close to rock positions at different depths.
Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2021
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Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic
Eminent scientists warn that key ecosystems around Australia and Antarctica are collapsing, and propose a three-step framework to combat irreversible global damage.
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2021
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