A shark mystery millions of years in the making
The biggest shark attack in history did not involve humans.
Evolution
Jun 3, 2021
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News tagged with open science
Melting icebergs key to sequence of an ice age, scientists find
Scientists claim to have found the 'missing link' in the process that leads to an ice age on Earth.
Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2021
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Self-domesticating mice show changes similar to intentionally domesticated animals
A large team of researchers working over a period of 15 years in Switzerland has found that self-domesticating mice tend to evolve in ways similar to some animals that are intentionally domesticated by humans. In their paper ...
Triplefin fish found to have controlled iris radiance
A team of researchers with the University of Tübingen in Germany has found an example of a fish that is able to control light reflected from organs next to its pupils—a form of photolocation. In their paper published in ...
Climate change may be making bearded dragons less intelligent
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Lincoln in the U.K. has found evidence suggesting that as the planet heats up due to global warming, the bearded dragon may become less intelligent. In ...
A 19th-century 'dinner plate' tool is still useful in ocean science
A simple 19th-century tool is still useful to ocean scientists in the age of satellites, new research shows. The research is published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
Environment
Mar 14, 2023
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More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice
The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, even during winter months when temperatures are below freezing and ice should be recovering from the summer melt. A new study found powerful storms called atmospheric rivers are increasingly ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2023
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Scientists use machine learning to fast-track drug formulation development
Scientists at the University of Toronto have successfully tested the use of machine learning models to guide the design of long-acting injectable drug formulations. The potential for machine learning algorithms to accelerate ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 10, 2023
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Automated simulation software creates a world map of polymer properties
A research team has published their method to create a comprehensive database of polymer properties, as well as experimental validation, in npj Computational Materials.
Polymers
Dec 22, 2022
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Large Hadron Collider Beauty releases first set of data to the public
The Large Hadron Collider Beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN is the world's leading experiment in quark flavor physics with a broad particle physics program. Its data from Runs 1 and 2 of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has ...
General Physics
Dec 9, 2022
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