Science

Innovative sensing platform unlocks ultrahigh sensitivity in conventional sensors

Optical sensors serve as the backbone of numerous scientific and technological endeavors, from detecting gravitational waves to imaging biological tissues…

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In the evolution of walking, the hip bone connected to the rib bones

Before the evolution of legs from fins, the axial skeleton -- including the bones of the head, neck, back and…

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A simple, inexpensive way to make carbon atoms bind together

The active ingredient in many drugs is what's known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller than an…

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Atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution is a step toward artificial ovary

A new "atlas" of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the…

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eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health

The human gut is full of microbes. Some microbes can make people sick, while others are responsible for balancing gut…

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Common loons threatened by declining water clarity

The Common Loon, an icon of the northern wilderness, is under threat from climate change due to reduced water clarity,…

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Heat stress from ocean warming harms octopus vision

While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projected ocean warming could…

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Stellar collisions produce strange, zombie-like survivors

Despite their ancient ages, some stars orbiting the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole appear deceptively youthful. But unlike humans,…

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Ocean floor a ‘reservoir’ of plastic pollution

New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million…

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Climate change impacts terrorist activity

Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new…

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