Naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier established extinction as a distinct field of science in a series…
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RV Polarstern returns to the MOSAiC floe
After a month’s absence, on 17 June the German research icebreaker Polarstern rendez-voused with the MOSAiC…
Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the Amazon, study shows
Innovation by ancient farmers to improve soil fertility continues to have an impact on the biodiversity…
Exploring mass dependence in electron-hole clusters
In solid materials, when an electron changes position without another to fill its place, a positively…
Protecting Earth from asteroid impact with a tethered diversion
Our planet exists within the vicinity of thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), some of which—potentially hazardous…
A simple and universal design for fuel cell electrolyte
Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,…
Genetic detectives ID microbes suspected of slowly ruining humanity's treasures
A new study of the microbial settlers on old paintings, sculptures, and other forms of art…
Viruses can steal our genetic code to create new human-virus genes
A new study unveils a novel mechanism that allows viruses to produce unexpected proteins. …
Antioxidant-rich diet reduces stress response during bird migration
Ornithologist had birds fly in a wind tunnel to simulate migration and found that birds that…
Laser technology: The Turbulence and the Comb
While the light of an ordinary laser only has one single, well-defined wavelength, a so-called ”frequency…