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Roll-call votes may understate polarization in Congress, study finds
For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of members of Congress by analyzing roll-call votes, recorded tallies of each member's "yea-or-nay" on legisla...
Prolonged exposure to microplastics disrupts the metabolism of Mediterranean octocorals, finds study
Prolonged exposure to microplastics can disrupt vital physiological processes in gorgonians, such as respiration. Although these pollutants do not cause visible...
Astronomers discover 87 stellar stream candidates in the Milky Way
Stellar streams are trails of stars that astronomers can study to solve mysteries about the history of our Milky Way galaxy and, potentially, the dark matter th...
Astrophysicists resolve 'negative superhump' conundrum of deep-space binary star systems
New UNLV-led research is helping to unravel clues to a cosmic mystery that has eluded scientists for decades. Cataclysmic variables (CVs) are binary star system...
One step closer to deciphering TOR, the molecular machinery that makes humans and yeast grow
The name might sound like a Nordic god, but it is actually the molecular machinery that allows many different species to eat and grow: fungi, plants, whales, hu...
Shorebird science and conservation collective shows big data can protect birds
New research from the Shorebird Science and Conservation Collective at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), published in t...
Genome-hopping 'Starships' may explain why some pest-killing fungi stop working
A new study from Kiel University shows how the massive exchange of mobile genetic elements between fungi can impair their effectiveness against insects and tick...
Stealth superstorms reveal lightning on Jupiter: Beyond the superbolt
Jupiter's lightning has long been of interest to planetary scientists, as it marks stormy spots where researchers can look to learn more about convection in Jup...
Superconducting chip generates tunable terahertz waves for compact imaging
A tiny crystal chip which uses terahertz radiation to see clearly through a wide range of materials could find applications in health care, biological research,...
LLMs stereotype non-Western moral values in predictable ways, research finds
Aliah Zewail, a graduate student in psychological and brain sciences in the College of Natural Sciences (CNS), has led research for a new paper examining the co...
Hubble revisits Crab Nebula to track 25 years of expansion
Nearly a millennium ago, astronomers witnessed a brilliant new star blazing in the sky—a supernova so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks. Today, its ex...
Jamming bacterial communications, instead of killing the microbes, might provide long-lasting treatment
Every minute, nearly 500 antibiotic prescriptions are written in the U.S. Many of these drugs succeed, but more are being outmaneuvered by resistant bacteria. T...