Researchers, including Jeff Streicher, Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles at the Natural History Museum,…
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Machine learning hunts for the right mix of hydrogen isotopes for future nuclear fusion power plants
The process that powers the stars—nuclear fusion—is proposed as a future power source for humanity and…
Revamped calculus course improves learning, study finds
Calculus is the study of change. Calculus teaching methods, however, have changed little in recent decades.…
Researchers discover quantum switch for regulating photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a crucial process that allows plants to convert carbon dioxide into organic compounds using…
Japanese astrophysicists suggest possibility of hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt
A pair of astrophysicists, one with Kindai University, the other the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,…
Fossils show ravens lived alongside early humans in Beijing
While ravens do not occur in China’s capital Beijing today, a new study analyzing fossil bird…
Microplastics may increase riverbed sediment movement, erosion
Microplastics impact how sand travels along riverbeds, suggesting microplastics could increase riverbed erosion, according to an…
Researchers make genome prime editors smaller and more efficient for therapeutic applications
Prime editing technologies allow scientists to precisely edit the genome in a variety of ways and…
Clay formation prolonged global warming event 40 million years ago, according to new biogeochemical model
Global warming is not solely a modern-day occurrence but has been a prominent feature of Earth’s…
LHCb collaboration observes a doubly charged tetraquark and its neutral partner for the first time
The observation of elusive, exotic particles is the key objective of countless studies, as it could…