A pair of researchers, one with Washington University in St. Louis, the other with the University of California, has found evidence that suggests the use of gender-neutral terms to describe people promotes gender equality. ...
This summer, the UK's Norfolk coast is undergoing a transformation that has only been seen once in the world before. A giant sandscaping scheme will see 1.8m cubic metres of sand added to the area's beaches to reshape them ...
Environment
Aug 6, 2019
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Warwick Business School research has found evidence that "Remainers" suffered "mental distress" in the aftermath of the UK's vote to leave the European Union—equivalent to a chronic migraine.
Political science
Aug 6, 2019
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A phenomenon that makes coral spawn more than once a year is improving the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2019
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Avocados are famous for having a frustratingly short period of consumption. They're hard as rocks for a while and as soon as you try to eat one, they've turned to brown mush.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2019
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A team of researchers from France, Australia and Spain has found evidence that suggests the Lomonosov crater impact event on Mars could have been the source of a mega-tsunami on the Red Planet billions of years ago. In their ...
Farmers who want to produce bigger chickens, fewer greenhouse gas-filled cow burps or healthier animals are increasingly able to turn to one tiny source: microbes.
Other
Aug 6, 2019
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visualizes internal body structures, often with the help of contrast agents to enhance sensitivity. A Belgian team of scientists has now developed a bimodal contrast agent suited for two imaging ...
Materials Science
Aug 6, 2019
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In late June researchers from MBARI joined engineers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to test a new breed of undersea robot designed to open up new avenues of research in the mesopelagic, also known as the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2019
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Scientists revealed Tuesday they have come up with an artificial "tongue" which can distinguish subtle differences between whiskies.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 6, 2019
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