Maritime archaeologists at Bournemouth University have analyzed a 13th-century AD shipwreck found off the coast of Dorset in southern England, illuminating the trade networks that facilitated the construction and decoration ...
Archaeology
Aug 13, 2024
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Scientists from Yale University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a systematic approach to understanding how energy is lost from the materials that make up qubits. Energy ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 13, 2024
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In the early hours of July 18, 1918, the Franco-American counter-offensive against German positions began at Aisne-Marne in northern France. The first division of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) drove the German forces ...
Archaeology
Aug 11, 2024
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Extreme heat waves are on the rise. When do they become critical for forest trees? In the hot summer of 2023, a research team led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and the Swiss ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2024
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Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are increasingly restricted to protected areas like game reserves. The risk? Contained populations ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2024
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Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy—and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it's too late.
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2024
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British dormice have declined by a shocking 70% between 2000 and 2022, according to the latest report by the national dormouse monitoring program. But my research indicates that this decline might not be that catastrophic.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2024
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In March 2023, temperatures in eastern Senegal soared to 40°C, with the cooling rains still months away. Yet, for the dedicated field team from the NGO Panthera—committed to global feline conservation—and the Direction ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2024
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Despite their famously fancy feathers, flamingos don't spend more time preening than other waterbirds, new research shows. Scientists watched five of the world's six flamingo species to see how they spend their time.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2024
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A research team discovered that the rapid senescence of harvested strawberry "Benihoppe" results from increased perishability, softening, water loss, increased soluble sugars within 2 d, and changes in hormone levels. They ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2024
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