A new study by researchers at the University of Galway’s School of Natural Sciences has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others.
By analysing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team…
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‘Cosmic joust’: Astronomers observe pair of galaxies in deep-space battle
Astronomers have witnessed for the first time a violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation. Their results, published today in Nature, show that this radiation dampens the wounded galaxy’s ability to form…
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Extreme weather cycles change underwater light at Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is experiencing large-scale shifts in ultraviolet radiation (UV) as climate change intensifies wet and dry extremes in the region. That is according to a study led by the University of California, Davis’ Tahoe Environmental Research…
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Traceable and Scalable Food Balance Sheets from Agricultural Commodity Supply and Utilization Accounts (2010–2022)
Primary commodity equivalents (pce) aggregation of supply utilization accounts (SUA)
In the SUA data, the regional supply of a commodity, i, in a region r and year t is calculated as the sum of the physical quantity flows, Qi,r,t,e, across the…
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WorkflowHub: a registry for computational workflows
A registry for computational workflows
The WorkflowHub is a registry for describing, sharing and publishing scientific computational workflows, irrespective of their type, development and maintenance location, or discipline. On the landing page…
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Nano-engineered thin-film thermoelectric materials enable practical solid-state refrigeration
We use controlled hierarchically engineered superlattice structures (CHESS) grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) in the p-type Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 materials system and n-type Bi2Te3/Sb2.7Se0.3 materials system. Figure 1 shows the…
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NIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGE
Officials at the US National Institutes of Health terminated grants at the instructions of a cost-cutting unit headed by billionaire Elon Musk.Credit: John Lazenby/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty
As the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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Modeling, development and validation of environmental behavior scale for preservice teachers
Overview of statistical analyses
The statistical analyses were performed in four stages. In the first step, the content validity of the draft EBS was ensured by the expert opinion of 14 people. In the second step, the factor structure of EBS was…
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The path for AI in poor nations does not need to be paved with billions
Saudi Arabia is among the countries banking on home-grown AI development.Credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty
Coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s tour of Gulf states last week, Saudi Arabia…
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The role of female representation in enhancing audit quality: Insights from Saudi Arabia’s emerging market
Audit quality
High audit quality strengthens the reliability and transparency of financial reporting by ensuring that financial statements are free from significant misstatements through adherence to professional standards, independence, due care,…
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