An instrument error can lead to complete misidentification of certain crystals, reports a KAUST study that…
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Study shows Latin America twice as rich in plant species as tropical Africa
Latin America is more than twice as rich in plant species as tropical Africa and is…
Physicists use classical concepts to decipher strange quantum behaviors in an ultracold gas
There they were, in all their weird quantum glory: ultracold lithium atoms in the optical trap…
Amazon survey finds more than half of US workers say coronavirus has left them underemployed
More than half of the U.S. workers seeking work say their job hunt is due to…
Climate change, infectious disease seen as major threats: survey
Climate change and the spread of infectious disease are seen as the top threats by the…
Physicists explain mysterious dark matter deficiency in galaxy pair
A new theory about the nature of dark matter helps explain why a pair of galaxies…
Prediction of protein disorder from amino acid sequence
Structural disorder is vital for proteins’ function in diverse biological processes. It is therefore highly desirable…
UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limit
The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years…
How small particles could reshape Bennu and other asteroids
In January 2019, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was orbiting asteroid Bennu when the spacecraft’s cameras caught something…
New tracking technology will help fight rhino poaching in Namibia
Interactive software that ‘reads’ and analyzes footprints left by black rhinoceroses can be used to monitor…