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Some songbird nests are especially vulnerable to magpie predation
A new study has revealed a range of factors that cause a variation in predation by…
Quantum information gets a boost from thin-film breakthrough
Efforts to create reliable light-based quantum computing, quantum key distribution for cybersecurity, and other technologies got…
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Finds a Clay Cache
The rover recently drilled two samples, and both showed the highest levels of clay…
Rude Uber riders could be booted from the app
Uber riders prone to rude behavior such as leaving trash or urging drivers to speed may…
Pluto is coloured red by ammonia spewing from underneath its surface
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has found signatures of ammonia on Pluto, which probably spurted from under…
A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water
A new device for collecting and purifying water was inspired by a rose and, while more…
Thinning forests, prescribed fire before drought reduced tree loss
Thinning forests and conducting prescribed burns may help preserve trees in future droughts and bark beetle…
Birds perceive 'warm' colors differently from 'cool' ones
Birds may not have a word for maroon. Or burnt sienna. But show a zebra finch…
Scientists find telling early moment that indicates a coming megaquake
Scientists combing through databases of earthquakes since the early 1990s have discovered a possible defining moment…