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Pine trees with larger resin ducts better able to survive mountain pine beetle attack
Not all pine trees are created equal when it comes to fending off their mortal enemy,…
Global mountain gorilla population grows to 1,063
Survey results released today from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, and the contiguous Sarambwe Nature…
Commentary: It's not too late to save the birds of North America
Over three weeks starting Saturday, thousands of birders in the Western Hemisphere will take part in…
Plasma ionization-based 3-D titania nanofiber-like webs to enhance bioreactivity and osteoconductivity of biomaterials
In a new study published on Scientific Reports, Mohammad-Hossein Beigi and a research team in the…
Polymer-based optical fiber for visualization of material stress
Fiber-optic strain sensing is known for its ability to monitor large areas. However, most types of…
How to use entanglement for long-distance or free-space quantum communication
Entanglement, once called “spooky action at a distance” by Einstein, is the phenomenon in which the…
2017 meteor was a 'grazing fireball'
A team of researchers at Curtin University in Australia reports that a meteor that streaked across…
Astronomers present a concept for the next NASA flagship mission
Astronomers are making the case for a new mission to search for Earth-like planets outside our…
New collection of maps and datascapes capturing the spatial consequences of climate change
In September of 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech urging that the United States…