Long baleen whale mothers are more likely to have female calves than males, according to a new study led by the University of Washington. The findings contradict a popular evolutionary hypothesis postulating that strong mammals ...
Plants & Animals
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Corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of ...
Biotechnology
Sep 23, 2025
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Although scholarship has demonstrated the inextricability of the history of science from the histories of industry and politics, little attention has been paid to the role of political parties in the shaping of scientific ...
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2025
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An international study led by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil has identified a little-known but potentially significant threat: Asteroids that share Venus's orbit and may completely escape current ...
Astronomy
Sep 23, 2025
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Professor Bonghoon Kim of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology has successfully developed a next-generation surface modification technology with ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 23, 2025
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Call it karma, schadenfreude or any number of other terms, but nearly everyone has taken joy at someone else's misfortune, especially if the victim had snubbed others.
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2025
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NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface.
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2025
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A research team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the temperature regulation mechanism of lithium-Mars gas batteries (LMGBs), ...
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2025
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The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs.
Biotechnology
Sep 23, 2025
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A research team has successfully developed a self-locked Raman-electro-optic (REO) microcomb on a single lithium niobate chip. By synergistically harnessing the electro-optic (EO), Kerr, and Raman effects within one microresonator, ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 23, 2025
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