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Phys.org / Deadwood brings wild orchids to life: Study uncovers important carbon flux in the ecosystem
Orchid seeds are as small as dust and do not provide any nutrients for the young plant to grow. The adult plants are known to rely on a certain type of fungi that develop structures within the plant's roots, but whether these ...
Phys.org / Quantum uncertainty captured in real time using femtosecond light pulses
Researchers from the University of Arizona, working with an international team, have captured and controlled quantum uncertainty in real time using ultrafast pulses of light. Their discovery, published in the journal Light: ...
Phys.org / Color influences life or death food choices for seabirds foraging at sea, research reveals
Seabirds foraging at sea face deadly threats from eating plastics and being caught up in longline fisheries bycatch, but a new study reveals their color preferences play a big part in their vulnerability to these human activities.
Phys.org / Ancient teeth provide new insight into the lives of the world's first farming villagers
Archaeologists have revealed new insights into how the world's first farming villagers formed communities, moved across the land and responded to outsiders.
Medical Xpress / New type of diabetes discovered in babies
Advanced DNA sequencing technologies and a new model of stem cell research have enabled an international team to discover a new type of diabetes in babies.
Phys.org / California physicist and Nobel laureate John Martinis won't quit on quantum computers
A California physicist and Nobel laureate who laid the foundation for quantum computing isn't done working.
Phys.org / Your phone rings, and it's a number from Sweden. Do you answer? A Nobel Prize winner didn't
For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others, it was a long-awaited phone call honoring a discovery made decades ago.
Tech Xplore / How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production
Ammonia is one of the most widely produced chemicals in the world, used mostly as fertilizer, but also for the production of some plastics, textiles, and other applications. Its production, through processes that require ...
Phys.org / Archaeologists uncover ritual platforms that helped pave the way for Chinese unification
Archaeologists have excavated three c. 3,000–2,400-year-old ritual structures in Shandong Province, China, indicating that the origins of a shared Chinese cultural identity lie in ceremonial gatherings that sowed the seeds ...
Medical Xpress / Newborn genomic screening can enable more lifesaving diagnoses
Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. A baby's genome, which stays with them ...
Phys.org / Research shines light on 'double-yielding' behavior in soft materials
For decades, scientists have observed, but been unable to explain, a phenomenon seen in some soft materials: When force is applied, these materials exhibit not one, but two spikes in energy dissipation, known as overshoots. ...
Phys.org / First system to track near-real time changes to global land cover created
Scientists can now receive near-real-time alerts about the world's lands as their surfaces change, thanks to a new satellite-based monitoring system described today in Nature Communications.
