Last June a group of string theorists proposed a conjecture showing that string theory contradicts the current interpretation of dark energy. A new study now shows that the conjecture itself is incompatible with the...
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Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that’s not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb is drawing attention. Instead, it’s thought to be the most ancient solid cheese ever...
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Groundwater contamination is increasingly recognized as a widespread environmental problem. The most important course of action often involves long-term monitoring. But what is the most cost-effective way to monitor when the contaminant plumes are...
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New research into the behaviour of an invasive plant seen on riverbanks across the UK could help improve the management of the problem, experts have found. The University of Stirling study provides clues as...
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Chimpanzees are generally known as the ripe fruit specialist among the great apes but also incorporate other food items such as leaves and seedpods into their diets. Savannah chimpanzees are thought to rely on...
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If the global population adopted recommended North American dietary guidelines, there wouldn’t be enough land to provide the food required, according to a new study co-authored by University of Guelph researchers. The researchers found...
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A new study proposes an accurate and independent way of determining the Hubble constant—which accounts for the expansion rate of the Universe—by measuring the gravitational waves emitted by a black hole-neutron star binary system....
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Three new members have been isolated and added to the Pandoravirus family by researchers at the Structural and Genomic Information Laboratory (CNRS/Aix?Marseille Université). This strange family of viruses, with their giant genomes and many...
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Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, according to one of the first studies to determine potential sources of microplastics pollution. Scientists from the University...
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A laser pulse that for a few picoseconds – i.e. one millionth of one millionth of a second- transforms a material into a high-temperature superconductor. Different experiments have unveiled this interesting phenomenon, with potential...
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Spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way have discs which are really thin, in which the major fraction of their stars are found. These discs are limited in size, so that beyond certain...
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