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The retention effect of training
Especially in times of shortage of skilled workers, some companies do not offer continuing education that…
Bees point to new evolutionary answers
Evolutionary biology aims to explain how new species arise and evolve to occupy myriad niches—but it…
Closing in on matter-antimatter asymmetry: T2K results restrict possible values of neutrino CP phase
The T2K Collaboration has published new results showing the strongest constraint yet on the parameter that…
Hot qubits break one of the biggest constraints to practical quantum computers
Most quantum computers being developed around the world will only work at fractions of a degree…
Studying pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer manmade flight
Pterosaurs were the largest animals ever to fly. They soared the skies for 160 million years—much…
Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged
MIT engineers have developed a way to closely track how plants respond to stresses such as…
A new tool to predict volcanic eruptions
Earth’s atmosphere is made up of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, a mixture that is unique…
What policing during the pandemic can tell us about crime rates and arrests
Social distancing orders in place across the U.S. have added to the long list of low-level…
Coronavirus: lockdown's effect on air pollution provides rare glimpse of low-carbon future
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused industrial activity to shut down and cancelled flights and other journeys,…