Tropical forests are converted at an alarming rate through deforestation. A new study, published in Science, shows that regrowing tropical forests recover surprisingly fast on abandoned land.
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2021
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Our Milky Way's central black hole has a leak. This supermassive black hole looks like it still has the vestiges of a blowtorch-like jet dating back several thousand years. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope hasn't photographed ...
Astronomy
Dec 9, 2021
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In a paper published today in the scientific journal Science, DeepMind demonstrates how neural networks can be used to describe electron interactions in chemical systems more accurately than existing methods.
General Physics
Dec 9, 2021
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Grass is cut regularly by our mowers and grazed on by cows and sheep, yet continues to grow back. The secret to its remarkable regenerative powers lies in part in the shape of its leaves, but how that shape arises has been ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2021
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Detecting the activity of CRISPR gene editing tools in organisms with the naked eye and an ultraviolet flashlight is now possible using technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Biotechnology
Dec 9, 2021
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The boss says your opinion matters on major decisions, and company leaders are using crowdsourcing software to solicit your input.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2021
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Despite much rhetoric and progress on paper, the UK remains a safe haven for dirty money, a great deal of which comes from Russia and Eurasia. Failure to tackle this thriving billion-dollar industry is "materially and ...
Economics & Business
Dec 9, 2021
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Citizen scientists have discovered a new object orbiting a Sun-like star that had been missed by previous searches. The object is very distant from its host star—more than 1,600 times farther than the Earth is from the ...
Astronomy
Dec 9, 2021
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A skull is not one single bone but rather a collection of bone plates joined together early in development. In a study of mice, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai showed how the activity of one gene, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 9, 2021
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Sea level rise has more consistently pushed underground water closer to the surface—sometimes reaching underground levels of coastal buildings, according to a new study conducted by Florida International University's FIU ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2021
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