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Published How seaweed has been misleading scientists about reef health - How Seaweed Has Been Misleading Scientists About Reef Health



For decades, scientists have used the amount of seaweed at the ocean's surface as a proxy for the he...
Published Inside the head of one of Australia's smallest fossil crocs - Inside the Head of One of Australia's Smallest Fossil Crocs


Approximately 13.5 million years ago, north-west Queensland was home to an unusual and particularly...
Published Quantum magic squares - Quantum Magic Squares: A New Frontier in Mathematics


The magic of mathematics is particularly reflected in magic squares. Recently, quantum physicists an...
Published Earth-like planets have Earth-like interiors - Earth-like Planets Have Earth-like Interiors



Every school kid learns the basic structure of the Earth: a thin outer crust, a thick mantle, and a...
Published Scientific AI's 'black box' is no match for 200-year-old method - Scientific AI's 'Black Box' is No Match for 200-Year-Old Method


A new study finds that a 200-year-old technique called Fourier analysis can reveal crucial informati...
Published South Africa's desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors - South Africa's Desert-Like Interior: A Haven for Our Ancestors?



Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000...
Published Weigh a quasar's galaxy with precision - Weigh a Quasar's Galaxy with Precision



Scientists have managed to weigh -- more precisely than any other technique -- a galaxy hosting a qu...
Published A statistical fix for archaeology's dating problem - A Statistical Fix for Archaeology's Dating Problem


Archaeologists have long had a dating problem. The radiocarbon analysis typically used to reconstruc...
Published Grouping of immune cell receptors could help decode patients' personal history of infection - Grouping of Immune Cell Receptors Could Help Decode Patients' Personal History of Infection


Novel software for grouping immunological T-cell receptors may enable the identification of shared p...
Published Prehistoric predator? Artificial intelligence says no - Prehistoric Predator? Artificial Intelligence Says No


Artificial intelligence has revealed that prehistoric footprints thought to be made by a vicious din...
Published Wind turbines operating without curtailment claim many victims among protected bat species in Germany - Wind Turbines Operating Without Curtailment Claim Many Victims Among Protected Bat Species in Germany


Protected and rare bats regularly die at wind turbines (WT). This is why the operation of new wind t...
Published Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool - Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool



Curly hair does more than simply look good -- it may explain how early humans stayed cool while cons...
Published Traditional model for disease spread may not work in COVID-19 - Traditional Model for Disease Spread May Not Work in COVID-19


A mathematical model that can help project the contagiousness and spread of infectious diseases like...
Published New exoplanet found very close to its star - New Exoplanet Found Very Close to Its Star


Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, an international team has discovered a new exoplanet...
Published Scientists release newly accurate map of all the matter in the universe - Scientists Release Newly Accurate Map of All the Matter in the Universe


A group of scientists have released one of the most precise measurements ever made of how matter is...
Published Calculation shows why heavy quarks get caught up in the flow - Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught Up in the Flow



Theorists have calculated how quickly a melted soup of quarks and gluons -- the building blocks of p...
Published Bats in attics might be necessary for conservation - Bats in Attics: A Necessary Conservation Effort


Researchers investigate and describe the conservation importance of buildings relative to natural, a...
Published Smilodon's sabre teeth - Smilodon's Sabre Teeth: The Evolution and Function of the Iconic Predator's Most Famous Feature



Researchers have tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct species of carnivore close to...
Published Black holes eat faster than previously expected - Black Holes: The Cosmic Gluttons Eating Faster Than Previously Expected


While previous researchers have hypothesized that black holes eat slowly, new simulations indicate t...
Published Ancient bacteria might lurk beneath Mars' surface - Ancient Bacteria Might Lurk Beneath Mars' Surface


Scientists found that ancient bacteria could survive close to the surface on Mars much longer than p...