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When most people hear "polymer," they think of plastics. In our group, polymerization is a way to line up identical molecules like beads on a string a...
Estimating things that exist is generally easy, but when it comes to estimating things that do not exist, it's more difficult. This is something physi...
The growth form of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is composed of shoots known as stipes instead of branches. From one parent holding fast to the ha...
A new study reveals that habitat fragmentation can lead to sudden "tipping points" where a species' genetic health unexpectedly collapses after appear...
Researchers have found a way to use solar energy to power a key chemical reaction that drives many manufacturing industries. This new method can signi...
Why does a Caribbean angelfish sometimes resemble its Indo-Pacific cousin, even though they have never lived in the same ocean? Why do coral reefs har...
Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first ste...
New research from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with The Ohio State University and Amphenol Corporation,...
A new study by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests that stellar "space weather" could make radio signals from extraterrestrial intelligence har...
Intact ecosystems have the capacity for self-regulation, which keeps their complex structure of species—such as animals, plants, fungi and bacteria—in...
A five-year study on California's Central Coast, led by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Western Center for Food Safety at the University...
When a species lives in two distinct types of habitats, individuals with traits better suited to each habitat will thrive and reproduce, naturally sel...
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