Three-body interactions bring egoists into the collective comfort zone – even penguins
A research team has examined the group dynamics of communicating active particles. These particles are consistently focused on self-optimization. By always endeavoring to maintain...
Reduced meat diet has many advantages
Which diet is better: moderately reduce meat consumption and eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products or eating more fish and seafood? Or even...
Male animals are subject to stronger evolutionary pressures than females
Male animals are subject to stronger selection pressures than females, which may allow populations to adapt to environmental change more efficiently.
Ancient lineage of algae found to include five ‘cryptic’ species
All land plants originated from a single evolutionary event when freshwater algae got a foothold on land. The group of algae that would later...
Geophysicists detect electron dance deep inside the Earth, with a Twist
At the crushing pressures of Earth's lower mantle (670-2890 km deep), electrons were long ago predicted to swap dance partners, an effect that has...
Warm-water habitat ‘pays the bills,’ allowing cold-water fish to fuel up
New research shows that warm-water habitats can be critically important for the survival of cold-water fish such as trout and salmon.
Strong winds power electric fields in the upper atmosphere
Using observations from NASA's ICON mission, scientists presented the first direct measurements of Earth's long-theorized dynamo on the edge of space: a wind-driven electrical...
Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and...
Using a new microspectroscopic technique, scientists have found that steam disinfection of silicone-rubber baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and...
Challenges to ongoing clean-up of burnt and unburnt nurdles along Sri Lanka’s coastline
When a fire broke out on the deck of the M/V XPress Pearl cargo ship on May 20, 2021, an estimated 70-75 billion pellets...
Climate change is making one of the world’s strongest currents flow faster
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the only ocean current that circumnavigates the planet, is speeding up. For the first time, scientists are able to...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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