A new study of Antarctic minke whales reveals a minimum size limit for whales employing the highly efficient "lunge-feeding" strategy that enabled the blue whale to become the largest animal on Earth.
Evolution
Mar 13, 2023
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The objective of a recent study published in HortScience was to quantify the sorptive effects on substrate wettability and water-holding capacity. Inferences into the effectiveness of the substrate to capture water have been ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2023
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A research team led by Prof. Li Boqiang from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an immobilized enzyme preparation with high efficiency, stability, safety and easy separation, which can ...
Biochemistry
Mar 9, 2023
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On Feb. 23, researchers announced initial measurements from an experiment searching for the decay of metastable isomer tantalum-180. The measurements were based on the first 229 days of data-taking from the experiment located ...
General Physics
Mar 8, 2023
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Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of ...
Environment
Mar 2, 2023
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Scientists from Skoltech and other research centers have systematically studied the toxicity of materials used in perovskite solar cells. They conclude that, once the remaining technological hurdles are overcome, mass production ...
Biochemistry
Feb 28, 2023
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Huanglongbing (HLB) is presumably caused by the phloem-limited bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), and is one of the most devastating diseases of citrus. A distinctive chlorotic mottle on fully expanded leaves ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2023
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Crises can accelerate structural change and spur an absolute decoupling of CO2 emissions from economic growth. Countries that have already embarked on an ambitious path towards climate action have proven themselves particularly ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2023
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Traditional viscometers rely on capillary flow, and falling balls are simple and effective means for measuring fluid viscosity over a large range. However, their low measurement throughput and lack of real-time monitoring ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 21, 2023
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The nitrate runoff problem, a source of carcinogens and a cause of suffocating algal blooms in U.S. waterways, may not be all gloom and doom. A new study led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign demonstrates an ...
Materials Science
Feb 16, 2023
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