Six black-naped terns—a coastal seabird found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans—have given researchers a glimpse…
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A novel approach produces a completely new kind of dynamic light structure
It is not every day that scientists are able to produce an entirely new kind of…
New studies find agricultural pesticides can affect prawns and oysters
Researchers from the University’s National Marine Science Centre have demonstrated that imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, can…
Fossil pollen record suggests vulnerability to mass extinction ahead
Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind…
Ecologists put biodiversity experiments to the test
Much of our knowledge of how biodiversity benefits ecosystems comes from experimental sites. These sites contain…
Punitive sentencing led to higher incarceration rates throughout adulthood for certain birth cohorts in North Carolina
Although U.S. crime rates have dropped significantly since the mid-1990s, rates of incarceration peaked in 2008,…
Ground segment testing a success for James Webb Space Telescope
Testing teams have successfully completed a critical milestone focused on demonstrating that NASA’s James Webb Space…
COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for water security
Urgent action on water security is essential to better prepare societies for future global health crises,…
Strigolactones increase tolerance to weevils in tobacco plants
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, has…
Team warns negative emissions technologies may not solve climate crisis
A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia cautions that when it comes to…