The metallic asteroid Psyche has mystified scientists because it is less dense than it should be, given its iron-nickel composition. Now, a new theory could explain Psyche's low density and metallic surface.
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2019
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Ten years on from the influential peer review survey of 2009, new findings show researchers have confidence in peer review, but strains on the system—including the increasing volume of research outputs and platforms to ...
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2019
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New research into co-culturing—raising juvenile sea urchins alongside lab-spawned corals—has found the technique produces an eight-times-higher survival rate in young corals, and could have major implications for the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2019
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The data shows: Science is sexist.
Social Sciences
Sep 04, 2019
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Is there a solution to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics? One answer may be found by studying the world's largest and most brutal army, new University of Otago microbiology research shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2019
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Scientific papers go through a peer-review process before they are accepted for publication in a journal. They are sent to two or more independent researchers for comment. Those researchers are asked to assess the robustness ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2019
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Insight on insider trades is tough to come by, but some mutual fund managers have figured out a way to leverage their networks—and the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR servers—to better read between the lines ...
Economics & Business
Aug 01, 2019
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The scorching hot exoplanet WASP-121b may not be shredding any heavy metal guitar riffs, but it is sending heavy metals such as iron and magnesium into space. The distant planet's atmosphere is so hot that metal is vaporizing ...
Astronomy
Aug 01, 2019
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Ethnic enclaves are often viewed as a negative for the integration of immigrants with natives in their new country. But it turns out that ethnic communities can help newly arrived refugees find work, according to a new Stanford ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2019
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Several websites are reporting that a Russian website is selling authorships for research papers being published in several journals. Sites making such claims include retractionwatch.com and Science Chronicle—they are further ...
