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Analysis tracks 20 years of coastal species shifts in the Gulf of Maine
Researchers from the University of Maine, in partnership with the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), are analyzing more than 20 years of fishery survey...
AI could erode human capital, thinking and expertise in the workplace, study warns
HR and people managers should proceed with caution if they want to use AI to improve efficiency and human capital in the workplace, and should take steps to ens...
Millions-of-years-old insect symbioses are surprisingly fragile
Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided them with vital nutrients, making t...
'Canary in the coal mine': Superb fairy-wrens in Canberra could go extinct within 30 years
Superb fairy-wrens are facing "imminent danger," and a well-studied population in Canberra could go extinct in the next 30 years if we don't urgently curb green...
Graphene 'scaffold' recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures
Experiments conducted in Brazil using laboratory rats have shown that graphene-based structures can act as a powerful ally in bone regeneration. These structure...
Useful quantum computers could be built with as few as 10,000 qubits, team finds
Quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality thanks to new research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked start-up company. Theorists and expe...
A new way to detect breakthroughs in science: Large-scale analysis reveals 'disruptive' innovations in research history
The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs—the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics—and a...
Are relationship surveys measuring the wrong thing? How one 'Q-factor' shapes most answers
Commonly used self-report measures of romantic relationships may capture people's overall appraisal of their relationship more than measuring distinct relations...
Cosmic collision of galaxies mapped by Maunakea telescope
An astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is using data from the Canada–France–Hawaiʻi Telescope (CFHT) on Maunakea to help reconstruct a slow-motion c...
Soil biodiversity linked to lower human infectious disease risk
Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a...
Phosphorus spikes linked to ancient marine mass extinctions
Researchers have uncovered new evidence that short-lived spikes in ocean phosphorus may have played a major role in two of the most severe marine extinctions in...
Gravitational waves as possible candidates for the origin of dark matter
Gravitational waves could be responsible for the production of dark matter during the early phases of our universe's formation, according to results of a new st...