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Human activity threatens biodiversity in remote Patagonian kelp forests
Marine scientists have conducted the first re-survey of northern Patagonia's kelp forests in more than 50 years and discovered dramatic changes across one of th...
Surprising pattern emerges in reincarnation reports
An analysis of more than 1,600 cases of purported reincarnation has revealed a striking correlation: The time between death and "rebirth" was shorter on average...
A quantum pathway to entropy-free energy transfer
For scientists, breakthroughs often stem from unexpected turns. A research team led by Oscar Dahlsten, an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Ci...
Study asks, Who benefits from where hospitals or landfills are located?
Cities are built around critical public facilities, some more desirable for neighbors than others. People want to live near hospitals and parks. Living near a w...
Locusts get a sensory assist from nanomaterials—helping them detect more chemicals
Scientists have long explored the idea of using insects as our agents in the field in places where humans won't fit or survive. Imagine a cockroach in an earthq...
Study links gambling ads to betting activity, searches for help
From social media feeds to sports broadcasts, gambling ads have become increasingly difficult to avoid. New CU Boulder research links gambling advertising to mo...
Peat bogs, the natural archives of mining fallout, reveal ancient Europe's hidden metal networks
For thousands of years, humans shaped their world with stone, wood and bone. Metallurgy, the art and science of working with metals such as copper, bronze and i...
Octopus-inspired patch grips skin and reveals pulse through shifting colors
It looks like a small, transparent patch with a rainbow on its surface—or for those old enough to remember, the back of a CD. The patch is the first of its kind...
New analytical method reveals what happens inside tiny molecular frameworks
Tiny magnetic probes can be used to investigate the chemical forces at work inside the pores of molecular framework compounds, but until now, this had only been...
Could wood provide a better home for oil-degrading microbes?
According to a study conducted by researchers at Sultan Qaboos University, the material used to support microbial biofilms could influence their potential role...
Octopus and cuttlefish suckers may have evolved by repurposing ancient developmental genes
Cephalopods, like the octopus, have specialized arms and suckers, but how these structures evolved from the simple bodies of their mollusk ancestors remains a m...
Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active today
Scientists at Columbia University and Imperial College London have found that the largest canyon system in the solar system is still active and shaping Mars tod...