Engineers have built the first aircraft propelled by ionic wind and free of moving parts. The plane is completely silent and does not require powering from fossil fuel combustion, making it—once further developed—a potential...
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Researchers analysed people’s habits when self-reporting their physical activity and dreams on public websites. Their review shows that while seemingly different, both types of reporting are used by individuals to portray a better image...
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Scientists using computational analysis shed light onto the extraordinary ability of cuttlefish, squids and octopuses to camouflage and hide in the surrounding environment. Cuttlefish, squids and octopuses are marine animals of the order Sepiida....
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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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