Yes, some animals can have babies without a mate. Here's how
A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies—without a mate.
Plants & Animals
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Scientists crack new method for high-capacity, secure quantum communication
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in creating a new method for transmitting quantum information using particles of light called qudits. These qudits promise a future quantum internet that is both secure and ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 2, 2024
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Genetic patterns of world's farmed, domesticated foxes revealed via historical deep-dive
Domesticated animals play a prominent role in our society, with two-thirds of American families enjoying the companionship of pets and many others relying on animal products for their nutritional needs. But the process of ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2024
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Visual explanations of machine learning models to estimate charge states in quantum dots
A group of researchers has successfully demonstrated automatic charge state recognition in quantum dot devices using machine learning techniques, representing a significant step toward automating the preparation and tuning ...
General Physics
Jun 27, 2024
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Kick-starting seagrass for a climate-proof sea
Once upon a time, seagrass meadows of about 150 square kilometers covered the bottom of the Dutch Wadden Sea. Now, seagrasses have all but disappeared, just like in many other places in the world. But these unique saltwater ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2024
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Sharing false political information on social media may be associated with positive schizotypy, research suggests
Sharing false political information on social media by users may be associated with aspects of personality such as positive schizotypy, a set of traits including paranoia, suspicion and disrupted thinking patterns. It may ...
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2024
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College may not be the 'great equalizer'—luck and hiring practices also play a role, a sociologist explains
The idea that a college degree levels the playing field for students of different socioeconomic classes has been bolstered in recent years. Research from 2011 and 2017, for example, found that earning a bachelor's degree ...
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2024
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Study finds foreign-born CEOs are more likely to acquire international targets, including in their birth country
New research shows that CEOs who have moved away from their country of origin have a significantly higher tendency to make acquisitions internationally, with a preference for targets in their birth country or in countries ...
Economics & Business
Jun 26, 2024
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How to decide how to vote—a psychologist's advice
One of the things I often hear as an emotions researcher is that emotions should not "cloud" people's decisions, that they get in the way, or that they are irrational.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2024
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AI predicts upper secondary education dropout as early as the end of primary school
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, from the fields of Psychology, Education, and Information Technology have developed the first machine learning models that forecast upper ...
Education
Jun 25, 2024
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