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Fear of human 'super predator' pervades the South African savanna
Research published October 5 in the journal Current Biology finds that mammals living in South Africa’s…
New research may make future design of nanotechnology safer with fewer side effects
A new study, published in Nature Nanotechnology, may offer a strategy that mitigates negative side effects…
Survival of the newest: The mammals that survive mass extinctions aren't as 'boring' as scientists thought
When an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, it set off a devastating mass…
Climate intervention technologies may create winners and losers in world food supply
A technology being studied to curb climate change—one that could be put in place in one…
The medicine of the future could be artificial life forms
Creating artificial life is a recurring theme in both science and popular literature, where it conjures…
Scientists discover the highest energy gamma-rays ever from a pulsar
Scientists using the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia have detected the highest energy gamma rays ever from…
Nanoscale rust: The future of magnets?
Every motor we use needs a magnet. University of Manitoba researcher Rachel Nickel is studying how…
Novel organic-inorganic semiconductor generates circularly polarized light
A research team under the direction of Prof. Dr. Felix Deschler at Heidelberg University’s Institute for…
Non-native plants migrate north as climate change advances, study finds
As climate change progresses, the chance of southern plant species spreading to northern regions increases. In…