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Two University of Victoria (UVic) geologists have integrated field geology with statistical modeling to give scientists a new view of the chemical rea...
The building blocks of proteins, amino acids, are essential for all living things. Twenty different amino acids build the thousands of proteins that c...
For more than a century, condensed matter physics has grappled with one of its greatest unsolved challenges: how to build superconductors that operate...
Chosen families are evolving but remain a cherished—and vital—lifeline for many. Mention "communal living" and the image that may spring to mind is th...
The high-performance semiconductor devices powering smartphone displays, AI computing, EV batteries and more are increasingly incorporating 2D materia...
When most people think about corals, they imagine a tropical reef with crystal blue water, teeming with colorful fish. But, in the depths of the cold,...
For half the world's population, the water in their drinking glasses comes from below them. Groundwater also supplies 40% of global irrigation project...
A new Murdoch University study has found that cold-blooded animals (ectotherms) are unable to adjust physiologically to daily temperature fluctuations...
Climate warming can increase plant growth in permafrost regions by lengthening the growing season, speeding up plant metabolic processes, and allowing...
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed CarGAP, a chemo-optogenetic tool that uses vitamin B₁₂ and gr...
Two deep-sea amphipod species have been found to live in both hemispheres and share features, according to a new study that boosts our understanding o...
While parts of New York and New Jersey were "building back better" after Superstorm Sandy, residents of flood-prone public housing in Rockaway, Queens...
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