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What lives, what dies? The science behind the decision to cull seals to save cod
Atlantic cod on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland supported one of the world’s greatest fisheries for…
A new theory of magnetar formation
Magnetars are neutron stars endowed with the strongest magnetic fields observed in the universe, but their…
Mechanically controllable nonlinear dielectrics
Strain-sensitive barium strontium titanate (Bax-Sr1-x-TiO3) perovskite systems are widely used for their superior nonlinear dielectric behaviors.…
How to optimize online learning in the age of coronavirus
Due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) there will be increasing reliance on online learning for…
COVID-19 'should not necessarily foreshadow an economic downturn'
Market hysteria over coronavirus may have seen hundreds of points wiped off indexes around the world…
Cleaving through the heart of viral infections
A novel CRISPR/Cas system that can efficiently attack and destroy several prolific plant viruses has been…
Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine
A group of 45 healthy, young volunteers in Seattle will be given the experimental jab. …
Binary evolution of the millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4–3658 investigated by researchers
Astronomers from Australia and Canada have performed a study of an accretion-powered millisecond pulsar known as…
Plastic building bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and the…