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Brutal field trip provides new insights into Arctic winter
It was the hardest field trip they had ever been on, but the result was both surprising and exciting. After hiking 9 kilometers with a 400-meter elevation gain...
GPS mobility data show NYC transit system consistently favors white neighborhoods over Black and Hispanic ones
A study of 66 million GPS mobility records shows that racial minorities are not as well served by transit as white New Yorkers. Publishing in PNAS Nexus, Yong L...
Quantum-centric supercomputing simulates 12,635-atom protein
The scale of chemistry simulations with quantum computing has increased dramatically in just the last few months. In the latest milestone for the field, researc...
'Gender criteria gap' places women leaders at disadvantage in the workplace
Researchers have uncovered a new type of gender gap in the workplace that places women at a disadvantage. In a new study published in the International Economic...
COVID racism driven by more than fear of infection
Anti-Asian discrimination and violence increased during COVID, and new research from Murdoch University has revealed one key psychological driver. Rather than b...
Rare seals hide in underwater bubble caves to escape tourists
The uninhabited islet of Formicula in Greece's Inner Ionian archipelago is a popular tourist draw for its clear waters, swimming spots, and marine diversity. A...
Agriculture and conservation share common ground after Klamath dam removals, study finds
A new study of the largest dam removal project in United States history on the Klamath River in Oregon and California is offering new insight into a long-runnin...
Proteins that create ice inspire 'cool' applications, from cryomedicine to artificial snow
Bacteria from the Middle East have caused precipitation all the way out in California. The same bacteria, which are known to attack plants, have also been found...
Tritium-infused graphene could sharpen the hunt for neutrino mass
While neutrinos are some of the most abundant particles in the universe, they remain among the least understood. One of the biggest puzzles is their mass: altho...
Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine
Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries. The discovery, pu...
Silver vine or catnip? When cats can choose, silver vine wins
What plant do cats love most? In Europe and North America, many people would probably answer "catnip." In Japan, the answer would more likely be silver vine (ma...
Cities meet ecology: New framework measures urban vibrancy through 13 human activity types
What do a thriving coral reef and a bustling city neighborhood have in common? More than you might think. A Perspective by Federico Botta and colleagues publish...