According to a new study by researchers from Greifswald and Canada, black widows (Latrodectus hesperus) use a unique scent strategy to find their mate. A chemical pheromone slowly decomposes on the female's web, creating ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2025
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Populations live in rapidly changing environments—droughts come and go, food sources change, human activities reshape habitats. For scientists, this raises a fundamental puzzle: How do populations maintain the genetic diversity ...
Evolution
Sep 15, 2025
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If you didn't know much about someone, would you lend them a whole lot of money? Probably not—and banks are the same way. That's why people with no credit history often have trouble getting loans. Banks and credit bureaus ...
Economics & Business
Sep 3, 2025
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In a review in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Stephen Long, a professor of crop sciences and of plant biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, describes research efforts to "future-proof" ...
Agriculture
May 29, 2025
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As global warming alters ecosystems, the need to predict the reorganization of Earth's biodiversity has become urgent. New research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that neglecting ...
Ecology
May 20, 2025
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Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other.
General Physics
May 13, 2025
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A new study by Wageningen University & Research shows that offshore wind farms not only produce energy, but may also contribute to the protection of marine life. Several shark and ray species were detected in and around Dutch ...
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2025
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New research from the University of Florida suggests that people who feel powerless at work can overcome their tendency to remain passive by simply reframing their situation as an opportunity rather than a constraint.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2025
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Researchers from the University of Florence and University of Pisa conducted an experiment demonstrating that managed honeybees (Apis mellifera) on Giannutri Island significantly deplete nectar and pollen availability, leading ...
National Leadership Day, which takes place every Feb. 20, offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership—not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust. In an era of rapid change, when ...
Economics & Business
Feb 20, 2025
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