Biomolecular analysis of medieval parchment 'birthing girdle'
Childbearing in medieval Europe was a highly perilous time with considerable risks for both mother and baby.
Archaeology
Mar 9, 2021
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09/03/2021
Invasive zebra mussels found in pet shops nationwide
Zebra mussels, those invaders that have wreaked havoc on the Great Lakes, have found a new way to further their damaging spread: pet shops.
Ecology
Mar 9, 2021
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Serendipitous Juno detections shatter ideas about origin of zodiacal light
Data from the NASA spacecraft's journey to Jupiter suggests that Mars may be shedding dust into interplanetary space.
Planetary Sciences
Mar 9, 2021
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Florida manatee deaths surge past 400 in first two months of 2021
Florida manatees are dying at an alarming rate in the first two months of 2021, more than tripling the normal amount of fatalities seen during the same period over the last five years.
Ecology
Mar 9, 2021
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A little squid and its glowing bacteria yield new clues to symbiotic relationships
The relationship between the Hawaiian bobtail squid and the bioluminescent bacteria living in its light organ has been studied for decades as a model of symbiosis. Now researchers have used a powerful chemical analysis tool ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2021
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Microscopic wormholes possible in theory
Wormholes play a key role in many science fiction films—often as a shortcut between two distant points in space. In physics, however, these tunnels in spacetime have remained purely hypothetical. An international team led ...
General Physics
Mar 9, 2021
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One giant step: Moon race hots up
As Russia and China sign a deal for a shared lunar space station, we look at the new race to the Moon with Nokia even working with NASA to give it a 4G network.
Space Exploration
Mar 9, 2021
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Study: Political, economic, social factors affect local decisions about death penalty
Broad political, economic, and social factors influence disciplinary punishment. In particular, over the last half century, such considerations have shaped jurisdictions' use of the death penalty, which has declined considerably ...
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2021
0
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Milk prebiotics are the cat's meow, research shows
If you haven't been the parent or caregiver of an infant in recent years, you'd be forgiven for missing the human milk oligosaccharide trend in infant formulas. These complex carbohydrate supplements mimic human breast milk ...
Veterinary medicine
Mar 9, 2021
0
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Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense
In a new study in PNAS, an international team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown that Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce beta-cyclocitral when attacked by herbivores ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2021
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