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The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid...
Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2019
Last year saw the rise of climate change protests, with Greta Thunberg, school strikes and Extinction Rebellion generating global news coverage.
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Surprising beauty found in bacterial cultures
Researchers have discovered that when certain microbes pair up, stunning floral patterns emerge.
Living robots built using frog cells
Scientists repurposed living frog cells -- and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These tiny 'xenobots' can move toward a target and heal themselves...
Connector fungi offer new clues to fate of nitrogen in warming tundra
New research could have implications for researchers and computer models that predict where nitrogen and carbon go at both regional and global levels.
How nodules stay on top at the bottom of the sea
Rare metallic elements found in clumps on the deep-ocean floor mysteriously remain uncovered despite the shifting sands and sediment many leagues under the sea....
Nanosatellites improve detection of early-season corn nitrogen stress
For corn growers, the decision of when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is a perennial challenge. Scientists have shown that nanosatellites known...
Iodine may slow ozone layer recovery
Air pollution and iodine from the ocean contribute to damage of Earth's ozone layer.
Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust
Scientists have discovered the oldest solid material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust trapped inside a meteorite. This stardust provides evidence for a 'baby boom' of...
Researchers solve a scientific mystery about evaporation
Evaporation can explain why water levels drop in a full swimming pool, but it also plays an important role in industrial processes ranging from...
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