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Phys.org / Feeding technique gives Scotland's ground-nesting birds 'breeding' room
A study focused on protecting Scotland's capercaillie population by managing predators through non-lethal means has seen brood numbers double in target areas.
Phys.org / Add a twist to π-molecules: A new design strategy for organic semiconductor materials
A research team has synthesized three-dimensionally shaped molecules containing an internal twist and shown that they possess the properties of organic semiconductors. By introducing methyl groups into a planar molecule containing ...
Phys.org / World-first highly cave-adapted wasp discovered in Nullarbor Caves of Australia
A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with cavers, has uncovered a large number of eyeless, cave-adapted invertebrates—including spiders, cockroaches, centipedes, and, remarkably, a wasp.
Phys.org / Experiment confirms spikes on scaly tailed squirrel's tail let it perch on Iroko trees without slipping down
A team of bio-robotic specialists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has confirmed theories suggesting that scaly-tailed flying squirrels use their spiky tails to keep their perch in slippery trees. In their ...
Phys.org / Seeing men as the 'default' may be tied to attitudes towards politicians and Black people
In an international study, participants' attitudes toward certain social groups—namely, politicians and Black people—were more strongly related to their attitudes towards the men than the women of each group, suggesting ...
Phys.org / How marine biomass has changed over the past 500 million years
In a first-of-its-kind study, Stanford researchers have measured how the abundance of ocean life has changed over the past half-billion years of Earth's history.
Phys.org / NASA's Perseverance rover scours Martian rock for details
On June 3, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover ground down a portion of a rock surface, blew away the resulting debris, and then went to work studying its pristine interior with a suite of instruments designed to determine its ...
Phys.org / A high-protein diet improves birds' ability to tolerate infection, study finds
Whether you feed bread to ducks at the local pond or hang a bird feeder on your back porch, the food you're offering wild birds plays a role in their ability to tolerate infection. New research from the University of Arkansas ...
Phys.org / Desert lichen offers new evidence for the possibility of life on other planets
The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists have turned to Earth-like planets in other solar systems that may show the most promise, but many ...
Phys.org / Diet data analysis shows early farmers in the Andes were doing just fine, challenging popular theory
In the Andes, the rise of agriculture to replace foraging was not the result of hardship and resource scarcity, but instead a time of economic resilience and innovation, according to a study published in PLOS One by Luis ...
Phys.org / It's elementary: Problem-solving AI approach tackles inverse problems used in nuclear physics and beyond
Solving life's great mysteries often requires detective work, using observed outcomes to determine their cause. For instance, nuclear physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility ...
Phys.org / Nanobody hitchhikers boost immunotherapy potency in cancer treatment
Researchers led by John T. Wilson, Vanderbilt University associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, have developed a new approach using a molecularly designed nanobody platform ...
