Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to recent research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces biodiversity in the remaining fragments. But…
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How climate change affects rain and floods
Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events — namely, between…
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Exciting moments on the edge
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) exhibit both magnetic and semiconducting properties at room temperature. The research, led by the University of Cambridge with international colleagues,…
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‘Odd’ objects that adapt and move without a brain (w/video)
Mar 12, 2025 Inspired by how brainless lifeforms such as starfish and slime moulds move around, physicists have constructed ‘odd’ objects that autonomously roll, crawl and wiggle over unpredictable terrain,…
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Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human evolution
A Spanish cave has divulged the oldest known fossil remains of human ancestors in Western Europe.
Excavations at a site known as Sima del Elefante produced several fossil fragments that, when pieced together, form a partial left…
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Ending of US weight-loss drug shortages prompts compounder complaints | Business
Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide diabetes and weight loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, are no longer officially in shortage in the US, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That means that compounding pharmacies and outsourcing…
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Point-of-care testing strategies for syphilis, HIV and HCV
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Berkelocene: Chemists Create Berkelium-Containing Organometallic Molecule
Organometallic molecules consist of a metal ion surrounded by a carbon-based framework. They are relatively common for early actinide elements like uranium but are scarcely known for later actinides. Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National…
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Black holes: not endings, but beginnings?
Mar 12, 2025 New research suggests black holes may become white holes, ejecting matter and time, linking dark energy to time and reshaping our understanding of the universe.
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Gemini Robotics: Google DeepMind’s New AI Models for Robots
Generative AI models are getting closer to taking action in the real world. Already, the big AI companies are introducing AI agents that can take care of web-based busywork for you, ordering your groceries or making your dinner reservation….
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