How are plasma eruptions in near-Earth space formed? Vlasiator, a model designed at the University of Helsinki for simulating near-Earth space, demonstrated that the two central theories on the occurrence of eruptions are ...
General Physics
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A species of mosquito not previously recorded from Finland has been discovered in the coastal municipality of Pori. Culex modestus has become the 44th mosquito species found in Finland, and the northernmost record of the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2023
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Pastoralists are livestock keepers who are frequently on the move, sometimes across huge distances. Following mobile lifestyles and living far from centers of power, they are often inaccurately dismissed as backward and in ...
Environment
Jun 29, 2023
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If you need to hit a nail, what tool do you ask for? If you say "hammer," do you pronounce the "r"? Do you drop the "h"?
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2023
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Mothers often share fashion photos of their children on social media, a practice which combines the traditions of family photos and the commercial symbolism of fashion images. A joint study of the University of Jyväskylä ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2023
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The Middle Ordovician-early Silurian is the key period for the origin and early evolution of morphological innovations of land plants. It is widely accepted that the earliest unambiguous fossil evidence of land plants can ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 29, 2023
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a new distinct form of silicon called Q-silicon which, among other interesting properties, is ferromagnetic at room temperature. The findings could lead to advances ...
Condensed Matter
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On 1 July, the Euclid space telescope will start its journey into outer space on an important mission—to seek further clues about the origin of the universe. UZH researchers are involved in the scientific preparation and ...
Astronomy
Jun 29, 2023
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The United Nations defines people smuggling as enabling foreigners into a country where they do not have the right to remain. But our research shows how Indonesian migrants in Malaysia also use smugglers to return home.
Political science
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In Germany, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won a district council election for the first time on Monday. Robert Sesselmann's victory as district administrator—the equivalent of a mayor—in the Eastern ...
Political science
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