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Phys.org / Rare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean's wildest joyride
There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora's whale-surfing joyride.
Phys.org / James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.
Phys.org / Climate intervention may lower protein content in major global food crops
A new study in Environmental Research Letters reports that cooling the planet by injecting sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, a proposed climate intervention technique, could reduce the nutritional value of the world's ...
Phys.org / Nanoparticles that enhance mRNA delivery could reduce vaccine dosage and costs
A new delivery particle developed at MIT could make mRNA vaccines more effective and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose.
Phys.org / Ancient DNA uncovers unknown Argentina lineage that has persisted for last 8,500 years
An area called the central Southern Cone in South America, which consists of a large part of Argentina, is known to be one of the last global regions to become inhabited by humans.
Phys.org / Saturn's icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life
A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona has provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at Enceladus's north pole, ...
Phys.org / Stone Age Pacific fishing practices revealed through chemical fingerprints hidden in collagen
A new collagen fingerprinting tool can help scientists identify species from archaeological bone fragments. Pacific islanders of the late Stone Age, also known as the Neolithic period, were master fishers. Archaeological ...
Phys.org / Uncovering the genetic mechanism that causes barley crops to sprout early
Every year, billions of dollars' worth of crops worldwide perish due to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), a phenomenon in which grain or seeds germinate on the plant before harvest. The process is triggered by a variety of factors, ...
Phys.org / Cracks in Antarctic 'Doomsday Glacier' ice shelf trigger accelerated destabilization
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica—often called the "Doomsday Glacier"—is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise projections. One ...
Phys.org / Air-filled anomalies in Menkaure Pyramid could indicate a new entrance
Researchers from Cairo University and TUM, as part of the ScanPyramids research project, have identified two hidden air-filled anomalies in the third-largest pyramid of Giza. The hypothesis of a possible entrance at this ...
Phys.org / Fossil of a baby sea snail inside a mother's shell discovered
Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater mollusk species in the Early Pleistocene Tananwan Formation of northern Taiwan. This pivotal finding, ...
Phys.org / Crop rotation delivers higher yields, better nutrition, and increased farm revenues across six continents, study shows
An international study involving INRAE and coordinated by China Agriculture University has shown that the practice of crop rotation outperforms continuous monoculture in terms of yield, nutritional quality and farm revenues. ...
