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How are dinosaur tissues preserved in deep time?
Ever since Mary Schweitzer found soft, stretchy tissue in a T. rex fossil in 2004, scientists…
Opinion: Generational and cultural change is stimulating environmental sustainability
We continue to live in a world of rapid technological change that constantly engenders economic and…
Researchers pull back the quantum curtain on 'Weyl fermions'
Northeastern researchers have made what they describe as a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum…
Zeroing in on a fundamental property of the proton's internal dynamics
Inside the proton are elementary particles called quarks. Quarks and protons have an intrinsic angular momentum…
Towards a sustainable superconductor technology with magnesium diboride super magnets
Magnesium diboride (MgB2) is a low-cost, non-toxic superconductor used in field magnets, electric motors, and generators.…
Lithography-free photonic chip offers speed and accuracy for artificial intelligence
Photonic chips have revolutionized data-heavy technologies. On their own or in concert with traditional electronic circuits,…
Efficient synthesis of indole derivatives, an important component of most drugs, allows the development of new drugs
A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has successfully developed an ultrafast and simple synthetic…
iDNA from flies used to track native species across WA's wheatbelt
Researchers from Curtin University have collected iDNA from flies to track the movements of Australia’s native…
Low-income areas shown to experience hotter temperatures in L.A. county
In recent years, the Los Angeles region—home to 9.8 million people—has experienced record-breaking heat waves and…