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Climate change could lead to 'widespread chaos' for insect communities
New species continue to evolve the world over, as different groups of organisms separate and take…
PFAS found in blood of dogs, horses living near Fayetteville, NC
In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University detected elevated PFAS levels in the…
Scientists discover critical factors that determine the survival of airborne viruses
Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the…
Modern horses have lost their additional toes, scientists confirm
The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished…
Directly imaging quantum states in two-dimensional materials
When some semiconductors absorb light, excitons (or particle pairs made of an electron bound to an…
Scientists describe a novel way to manipulate exotic materials
An advance in a topological insulator material—whose interior behaves like an electrical insulator but whose surface…
Research identifies factors that make correcting misinformation about science more successful
In an article titled “A Meta-analysis of Correction Effects in Science-Relevant Misinformation” published in the journal…
Topological bulk BICs enable compact, single-mode and beam-engineered QCLs
Electrically pumped semiconductor lasers are among the most important sources, owing to their high efficiency, compactness,…
Study: Microtargeting works, just not the way people think
Recent U.S. elections have raised the question of whether “microtargeting,” the use of extensive online data…