Sexual reproduction: Sometimes it's just not worth the effort, study finds
Why do most plants and animals engage in sexual reproduction?
Evolution
Feb 11, 2020
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Chance, not ideology, drives political polarization
Ever-widening divisions between Democrats and Republicans are believed to reflect deeply rooted ideological differences, but a new study points to a radically different interpretation: it may be mostly a matter of luck.
Political science
Aug 28, 2019
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Andean hummingbirds take different evolutionary paths to high altitudes
Scientists have found that multiple hummingbird species have adapted to life at high altitudes in the Andes through distinct genetic mutations that nonetheless affect the same biochemical pathways. This suggests that while ...
Evolution
Jul 1, 2019
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More than a spring-clean for LHC magnets
In April, work began on one of the major projects scheduled for the second long shutdown (LS2) of the CERN accelerators: improving the electrical insulation of over 1200 magnets in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). To complete ...
General Physics
May 30, 2019
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TSU physicists are investigating the effects of radiation on DNA
Scientists from TSU's Laboratory of Experimental High Energy Physics and their colleagues from the University of Bordeaux are studying new ways of modeling the effects of low doses of radiation at the cellular level. For ...
General Physics
May 16, 2019
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Floating ideas for an airlock near the Moon
Assembly of a new habitable structure near the moon, known as the Gateway, is scheduled to begin in 2023. The international project will allow humans to explore farther than ever before and it brings new opportunities for ...
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2019
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Egypt threatens Apple with legal action under competition law
Egypt has warned it will take legal action against Apple if the US tech giant fails to remove alleged "restrictions" on local distributors within 60 days.
Business
Dec 11, 2018
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Reusable software for high performance computing
The world's fastest supercomputer can now perform 200,000 trillion calculations per second, and several companies and government agencies around the world are competing to build a machine that will have the computer power ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 15, 2018
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How to understand one of Stephen Hawking's final papers – according to an expert
The late physicist Stephen Hawking made a huge contribution to cosmology during his lifetime, but he didn't quite manage to resolve all the mysteries of the universe. Now one of the last papers he ever worked on has been ...
General Physics
May 9, 2018
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TACC builds seamless software for scientific innovation
Big, impactful science requires a whole technological ecosystem to progress. This includes cutting-edge computing systems, high-capacity storage, high-speed networks, power, cooling... the list goes on and on.
Computer Sciences
Apr 27, 2018
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