Science
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How species competition shapes trait diversity worldwide
Every ecosystem is shaped by billions of invisible battles: organisms competing for light, nutrients, space, or mates. These competitive interactions determine...
What a policy restricting mothers' overseas migration in Sri Lanka means for children's health and education
International labor migration plays a vital role in supporting families across low- and middle-income countries, often providing a critical source of income for...
High-tech scans of an enigmatic 400-million-year-old lungfish reveal new details
New pieces have been added to the puzzle of the evolution of some of the oldest fish that lived on Earth more than 400 million years ago. In two separate studie...
Using duality to construct and classify new quantum phases
A team of theoretical researchers has found duality can unveil non-invertible symmetry protected topological phases, which can lead to researchers understanding...
From leadership to influencers: New study shows why we choose to follow others
For a long time, most scientists believed that early human hunter-gatherer societies were mostly equal, with little hierarchy or leadership, and that strong ine...
From sea to soil: Molecular changes suggest how algae evolved into plants
Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, tur...
Ultra-thin metasurface chip turns invisible infrared light into steerable visible beams
The invention of tiny devices capable of precisely controlling the direction and behavior of light is essential to the development of advanced technologies. Res...
Two huge hot blobs of rock influence Earth's magnetic field, study reveals
Exploring Earth's deep interior is a far bigger challenge than exploring the solar system. While we have traveled 25 billion km into space, the deepest we have...
Angstrom-scale plasmonic gap boosts nonlinear light output by 2,000% per volt
Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (NINS, Japan) and SOKENDAI have demonstrated a more than 2000% voltage-induced enhancement of near-field nonl...
Frustration in hetero relationships has a long history—that's why today's crisis looks so familiar
"Many women tell me they want to have a man in their life, but they are no longer willing to be the only person giving in the relationship. They don't want to b...
Destination Earth digital twin to improve AI climate and weather predictions
An agreement on the third implementation phase of Destination Earth (DestinE), the European Commission's initiative to develop a highly accurate digital twin of...
Are cats 'vegan' meat eaters? Why isotopic signatures of feline fur could trick us into thinking that way
Cats—unlike humans—are true carnivores: they must eat meat to survive because their bodies can't draw some essential nutrients from plants. By looking at tissue...