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Neolithic fur production: A 7,000-year-old pit with beaver remains discovered near Alsleben
In advance of the construction of the SuedOstLink high-voltage direct current transmission line, archaeological investigations were carried out in the Salzland...
International partners boost peace agreement success, study finds
Over the past 50 years, nearly 4 in 10 peace agreements have failed within five years of signing. New research shows that when international partners help imple...
Observing exotic quasiparticle states in kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅
A research team led by Prof. Hao Ning of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Anhui University and...
Designing in situ power stations for future Mars missions
You're in the lab analyzing Martian regolith samples within your cozy Mars habitat serving on the fifth human mission to Mars. The power within the habitat has...
Cities rethink beekeeping as honeybee boom may strain wild bees
The rising popularity of urban beekeeping has raised concerns about honeybee well-being and the impact they might have on wild bee populations in cities. A coll...
Researchers detect microplastics in fish larvae shortly after hatching
Microplastics are now widely distributed throughout the environment—in water, in the air, in the soil and even inside living organisms, including marine life. H...
The most common planets in the galaxy don't appear around the most common stars, TESS observations suggest
Astronomers now estimate there is at least one planet for every star in our galaxy. These worlds, called exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars outside our so...
Behavioral safety assessment may quantify the 'ability to see risk' to prevent industrial accidents
Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team has developed a behavior-based safety assessment system capable of measuring con...
Mini-antibodies reactivate the 'guardian of the genome'
Each year, 20 million people are diagnosed with cancer. Various organs can be affected, and cancer types sometimes differ greatly at the cellular and molecular...
Marigold flowers show potential as a source of plant-based protein
Our current fascination with high-protein foods means plant-based protein now shows up in many food products. But rather than growing plants just for their prot...
AI speeds chemists' search for better disinfectants
Chemists and computer scientists tapped AI to find new disinfectants to combat the growing threat of dangerous "superbugs." Their computational-experimental fra...
The 'tail' of the shrinking dog brain: Study reveals they began getting smaller 5,000 years ago
Dogs have long been known to have smaller brains than the wolves they descended from. But when they started to shrink has been a matter of some debate. New rese...