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Gray wolf population in peril unless Biden restores 'endangered species' protections
After decades of bitter legal feuds and culture war skirmishes over the fate of wild wolves…
Fungus commits 'floral fraud' to fool insects into spreading it
The spores of some fungi can linger in the environment for months or years just waiting…
A microscope for everyone: Researchers develop open-source optical toolbox
Modern microscopes used for biological imaging are expensive, are located in specialized laboratories and require highly…
Researchers create nanoscale slalom course for electrons
A research team led by professors from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have created a…
Keyhole wasps may threaten aviation safety
Over a period of 39 months, invasive keyhole wasps (Pachodynerus nasidens) at the Brisbane Airport were…
Offshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawai’i Island than was previously thought, according to…
Tunable coating allows hitch-hiking nanoparticles to slip past the immune system to their target
Nanoparticles are promising drug delivery tools, offering the ability to administer drugs directly to a specific…
Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier
The quantum sensing abilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic…
Neutrinos yield first experimental evidence of catalyzed fusion dominant in many stars
An international team of about 100 scientists of the Borexino Collaboration, including particle physicist Andrea Pocar…