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Clearest evidence yet that giant planets spin faster than their cosmic lookalikes
For decades, astronomers have struggled to differentiate giant planets from brown dwarfs, a class of objects more massive than planets but too small to ignite n...
Video: How do plants know when to bloom? Spring flowering explained by chronobiologist
Plants, like people, have a circadian clock and they sense seasonal changes to light and temperature. Plants that bloom in the spring use the longer days and wa...
Billions in March Madness betting pool is fodder for research
Brendan Dwyer, Ph.D., has spent his career studying sports consumer behavior, and with the recent legalization of sports betting, he's hit the jackpot. Dwyer, d...
Abalone shells could help trace seafood origins
The rocks beneath our feet are leaving a hidden signature in the shells of marine snails along Australia's ancient coastline, according to new research led by A...
Female Galápagos warblers sing often, yet song is not tied to aggression
For decades, birdsong research focused almost exclusively on males. In many species, however, females also sing. Now a study by researchers from the University...
Beavers can convert stream corridors to persistent carbon sinks
Beavers could engineer riverbeds into promising carbon dioxide sinks, according to a new international study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham....
Challenging a 300-year-old law of friction
Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any mechanical contact, d...
Snail-derived compound could be a safer anticoagulant compared to heparin
For more than a century, heparin has been the go-to anticoagulant to prevent harmful blood clots in blood vessels or the heart from forming or getting larger. H...
Reasons for illegal fishing 'more nuanced' than previously thought, international research shows
A resurgence of illegal fishing in northern Australian waters is a cause for environmental, biosecurity and social concern, and new research suggests the causes...
Microwave quantum network shows resilience against heat-related disturbances
Quantum communication systems are emerging solutions to transmit information between devices in a network leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, such as entan...
Dark matter experiment reaches ultracold milestone
An international collaboration, including Northwestern University, has reached a critical milestone in the search for dark matter, the mysterious substance that...
Study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon
A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that artificial turf fields across Metro Vancouver leach 6PPD-quinone, a chemical known to kill co...