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Captured on camera for the first time: How tiny marsupials crawl to their mother's pouch
For the first time, scientists have recorded how baby dunnarts, tiny carnivorous marsupials from Australia, reach their mother's pouch not long after being born...
What changes fast in nature? A fish study tracks selection strengthening since 2016
A study reveals that sticklebacks with complete bony plates have survival rates several percentage points higher than those with reduced plates, indicating ongo...
Electronic friction can be tuned and switched off
Researchers in China have isolated the effects of electronic friction, showing for the first time how the subtle drag force it imparts at sliding interfaces can...
Study finds rediscovered music yields wildly different performances without shared traditions
Rediscovering long forgotten music does not mean recovering how it was meant to be performed, and that is a major challenge for the arts, finds a new study from...
New research shows God-believing 'nones' align closely with religious Americans
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans now identify as religious "nones," and new research from University of Nebraska–Lincoln sociologist Philip Schwadel suggests that this f...
Study of tumor environment is first to show how vesicles are exchanged in tissue
A new study may change the way scientists think about the distance traveled by tiny bubbles carrying signals between cells that are embedded in tissue. These pa...
The origin of magic numbers: Why some atomic nuclei are unusually stable
For the first time, physicists have developed a model that explains the origins of unusually stable magic nuclei based directly on the interactions between thei...
Subaru observations suggest an intrinsic gap in NGC 5466's tidal stream
Astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and elsewhere have used the Subaru Telescope to perform deep imaging observations of a di...
Elevated lead levels could flow from some US drinking water kiosks
After high-profile water crises like the one in Flint, Michigan, some Americans distrust the safety of tap water, choosing to purchase drinking water from frees...
NOvA maps neutrino oscillations over 500 miles with 10 years of data
Neutrinos are very small, neutral subatomic particles that rarely interact with ordinary matter and are thus sometimes referred to as ghost particles. There are...
Rapid response launched to tackle new yellow rust strains threatening UK wheat
The UK's wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, prompting an urgent mobilization of research institutes to protect ha...
How often do people feel passionate love? Study finds about two lifetime loves
Falling passionately in love is one of the most talked about human experiences, celebrated in songs, movies, literature, and art across cultures. Passionate lov...