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Leaders use shortcut to assess who trusts them
As a leader, do you know if your employees trust you? Is your sense of their…
Potential to adapt is revealed by evolutionary genomics
Global climate change is going to drastically alter the environmental conditions for humans and nature. Animals…
New mechanisms describe how the genome regulates itself
An organism’s genome contains all of the information necessary for each of its cells and tissues…
Predicting hydraulic fracture propagation more accurately
Researchers at EPFL have developed a new model to calculate hydraulic fracture propagation. Acclaimed for its…
How is a brown recluse spider like a samurai swordsmith?
There are two characteristics that work together to make spider silk so strong and tough. …
Behind howls of solar wind, quiet chirps reveal its origins
There’s a wind that emanates from the sun, and it blows not like a soft whistle…
Nestle to invest 2bn Swiss francs in recycled plastics
Swiss food giant Nestle said Thursday it would invest 2.0 billion Swiss francs (1.8 billion euros,…
Race to save animals on Australia's fire-ravaged 'Galapagos'
On an island famed as Australia’s “Galapagos” for its unique and abundant wildlife, rescuers are racing…
Trees struggle when forests become too small
As forest areas shrink and become fragmented, many tree species face problems. They often rely on…