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Occupational gender bias prevalent in online images, study finds
Rutgers researchers say gender bias and stereotypes corresponding to certain occupations are prevalent on digital and…
How the development of skulls and beaks made Darwin's finches one of the most diverse species
Darwin’s finches are among the most celebrated examples of adaptive radiation in the evolution of modern…
A fundamental discovery about how gene activity is regulated
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered a fundamental mechanism that regulates…
Study maps areas of high concentrations in the Delaware Bay
Every year, about 8 million metric tons of plastic are put into the world’s oceans. Of…
How nature tells us its formulas
Many of the biggest questions in physics can be answered with the help of quantum field…
New method for removing oil from water
Oil poses a considerable danger to aquatic life. Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Aachen…
Symbiotic viruses help host insects override the plant's defenses
Aphids, small sap-sucking insects, are virus carriers responsible for significant economic losses in many crops worldwide.…
Viscosity measurements offer new insights into the earth's mantle
An international research group with Dr. Longjian Xie from the Bavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry…
Knowledge Engine is ready to accelerate genomic research
Five years ago, a team of computer scientists, biomedical researchers, and bioinformaticians set out to bring…