'Amorphous ice' forms when water is rapidly cooled to form a disordered glass-like solid rather than…
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Breaking the rules: Heavy chemical elements alter theory of quantum mechanics
The theory of quantum mechanics does not adequately explain how the heaviest and rarest elements found…
Tiny protein offers major insight into foot-and-mouth virus
Scientists have identified that a tiny protein, which plays a major role in the replication of…
First evidence of the body’s waste system in the human brain discovered
By scanning the brains of healthy volunteers, researchers saw the first, long-sought evidence that our brains…
Twitter a hotbed of anti-vaccine sentiment
Anti-vaccine sentiment is alive and growing on social media, with California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and…
Bones reveal social differences between the people buried in dolmens and those in caves
Archeologists have measured stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of the bones of individuals buried in dolmens…
Social action may give youth a career edge, education faculty research suggests
When disadvantaged youth engage in social activism, they tend to have high-status occupations in adulthood, according…
Large volcanic eruptions in Tropics can trigger El Niño events
Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Niño events, those notorious warming periods…
New method to quantify life cycle land use of natural gas
A case study of the Barnett Shale region in Texas, where hydraulic fracturing was first implemented,…
House sparrow decline linked to air pollution and poor diet
House sparrows are well-adapted to living in urban areas, so it is surprising their numbers have…