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Plants & Animals Mar 14, 2024

Large old trees are vital for Australian birds. Their long branches and hollows can't be replaced by saplings

When we make roads, houses or farmland, we often find large old trees in the way. Our response is often to lop off offending branches or even cut the tree down.

Quantum Physics Mar 13, 2024

A new ion trap for larger quantum computers

Researchers at ETH have managed to trap ions using static electric and magnetic fields and to perform quantum operations on them. In the future, such traps could be used to realize quantum computers with far more quantum ...

Astronomy Mar 13, 2024

Explaining a supernova's 'string of pearls'

Physicists often turn to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability to explain why fluid structures form in plasmas, but that may not be the full story when it comes to the ring of hydrogen clumps around supernova 1987A, research from ...

Paleontology & Fossils Mar 12, 2024

A brief guide to birdwatching in the age of dinosaurs

Have you ever wondered what it would be like travel back in time to the age of dinosaurs? If you stumble upon a time machine, remember to bring your binoculars. Birdwatching is a popular hobby today, with an around 3 million ...

Ecology Mar 8, 2024

Threatened in their homeland, feral Mexican parrots thrive on LA's exotic landscaping

During a walk through the Huntington Botanical Gardens with her mother one morning, Brenda Ramirez was alarmed by the sudden squawks, warbles, and screeches of troops of parrots flying overhead at great speed in tight, precise ...

Plants & Animals Mar 4, 2024

Study reveals the crow's best friend: Humans

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has examined what happens to birds that are accustomed to living around humans, when their habitat is suddenly emptied of the presence of humans. Among other birds, the researchers ...

Paleontology & Fossils Feb 20, 2024

Little African duckbill dinosaurs provide evidence of an unlikely ocean crossing

Fossils of pony-sized duckbill dinosaurs from Morocco have been discovered by an international team of scientists. Their analysis reveals a surprising connection between the dinosaurs of Europe and Africa.

Ecology Feb 12, 2024

Rare marbled godwit dies soon after drawing admirers in Vermont: What happened?

Excited nature lovers flocked to a tiny town from all across the state of Vermont last September, wildlife officials said. They all came to see one rare sight: a marbled godwit.

Cell & Microbiology Feb 7, 2024

Q&A: Research visualizes a precise mechanism for how cells sort their trash

For decades it has been an open question in the ubiquitin research field how proteins are labeled as being defective or unneeded. In a recent study Brenda Schulman, Director at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry, ...

Social Sciences Feb 6, 2024

Researchers: Black travelers want authentic engagement, not check boxes

After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, when travel brands—including Delta Air Lines, Hilton and Enterprise—pronounced their support for diversity and the Black Lives Matter movement, our research group was motivated to ...

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