An Indiana University professor is part of an international team of biologists working to expand Darwin's theory of evolution to encompass factors that influence a species' growth and development beyond genetics—as well ...
Evolution
Aug 5, 2015
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On November 15, 2022, the 8 billionth person on the planet was born. With concerns about food security on the rise, experts are asking: How will we feed everyone? Climate change, natural resource depletion, soil erosion, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 12, 2023
2
142
2012 will go down in history as a landmark year, when physicists discovered a fundamental particle that may answer one of the greatest riddles of all.
General Physics
Dec 10, 2012
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0
A new "digital decision support tool" enabling the transition towards more diversified and sustainable agricultural systems has been developed by an international team of researchers from Germany, France, and Czech Republic.
Biotechnology
Jun 5, 2023
0
17
Smartphones contain billions of tiny switches called transistors that allow us to take care of myriad tasks beyond making calls—sending texts, navigating neighborhoods, snapping selfies and Googling names. These switches ...
Nanophysics
Mar 13, 2019
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110
Ever wonder what happens to the rubber tread that wears off a vehicle's tires?
Environment
Oct 21, 2022
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39
A RUDN University economist has developed a new typology of theoretical approaches to innovations study, expanding theoretical knowledge in this field of science. Based on the new typology, the scientist named the most promising ...
Other
Oct 13, 2023
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5
An organism's genome is a set of DNA instructions needed for its development, function and reproduction. The genome of a present-day organism contains information from its journey on an evolutionary path that starts with ...
Ecology
Feb 24, 2024
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17
As cities grow, the area of impervious surfaces they cover grows. In cities across the US, roads, rooftops, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways increased by an average of 326,000 hectares per year between 2012 and 2017.
Environment
Apr 15, 2022
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37
In times of crisis, groups of people respond in a variety of ways—with sometimes vastly different outcomes. A company might be resilient during a recession while another business fails. Some groups refused to get vaccinated ...
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2023
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