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Research reveals liquid gold on the nanoscale
The research published in Nature Communications set out to answer a simple question—how do nanoparticles melt?…
Married US moms aim to have first baby in the spring, new research shows
Educated and married American moms are more likely to try to time their pregnancy so that…
Fermi mission reveals its highest-energy gamma-ray bursts
For 10 years, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has scanned the sky for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs),…
Migratory hoverflies 'key' as many insects decline
Migratory hoverflies are “key” to pollination and controlling crop pests amid the decline of many other…
The power of a love song: Dopamine affects seasonal hearing in fish and facilitates mating
Many people associate dopamine with reward or attention. Some might think of the part it plays…
Environmental oxygen triggers loss of webbed digits
Free fingers have many obvious advantages on land, such as in locomotion and grasping, while webbed…
Viruses found to use intricate 'treadmill' to move cargo across bacterial cells
Countless textbooks have characterized bacteria as simple, disorganized blobs of molecules. Click here for…
Twitter releases new trove of banned state propaganda
Social media giant Twitter on Thursday released a new archive of state-backed propaganda from accounts it…
Video: What is the chemistry behind ringworm?
Did you know that ringworm is not actually a worm? Click here for original…