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Plants & Animals Oct 4, 2022

Optimal breeding group sizes differ by sex in cooperative animals

The evolutionary pros and cons of group living vary for males and females, according to a study of ostriches reported today in eLife.

Analytical Chemistry Oct 3, 2022

Optimizing efficient perovskite photovoltaics

Developing low-cost and stable metal electrodes is crucial for mass production of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). As an earth-abundant element, Cu becomes an alternative candidate to replace noble metal electrodes such as ...

Agriculture Sep 28, 2022

Scientists say a One Health approach to plant health is vital to achieving sustainable global food security

A team of scientists argues that a One Health approach to plant health is vital if we are to sustainably feed a growing population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050.

Materials Science Sep 28, 2022

Multiple-doped hierarchical porous carbons for superior zinc ion storage

Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSCs) with the integration of a battery-type anode and a capacitor-type cathode have received intense attention due to their relatively high energy density. Porous carbons (PCs) are promising ...

Social Sciences Sep 28, 2022

Two wrongs trying to make a right: Makeup calls are common for MLB umpires, financial analysts and probably you

Major League Baseball has been trying something new in recent seasons: instant replay for umpire calls. After replay review, some erroneous calls on the field can be overturned. Baseball in its own fashion is acknowledging ...

Social Sciences Sep 26, 2022

Clickbait extremism, mass shootings, and the assault on democracy: Time for a rethink of social media?

Social media companies have done well out of the United States congressional hearings on the January 6 insurrection. They profited from livestreamed video as rioters stormed the Capitol Building. They profited from the incendiary ...

General Physics Sep 19, 2022

Picotesla magnetometry of microwave fields with diamond sensors

Microwave field sensors are important in practice for a variety of applications across astronomy and communication engineering. The nitrogen vacancy center in diamond allows magnetometric sensitivity, stability and compatibility ...

Molecular & Computational biology Sep 16, 2022

A new strategy to speed up cold case investigations

For nearly 37 years, she was known as Buckskin Girl—a young, anonymous murder victim found outside Dayton, Ohio, wearing a deer-hide poncho. Then, in April 2018, police announced that the mystery of her identity had been ...

Ecology Sep 14, 2022

Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates

Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research published this Wednesday indicates they may be equally averse to heavy ...

Plants & Animals Sep 7, 2022

Consortium announces five new northern white rhinoceros embryos created

Three years after starting its ambitious program to save the northern white rhino from extinction through advanced assisted reproduction technologies, the BioRescue consortium draws a positive interim conclusion: Following ...

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