A coalition of governments and multinational corporations promises to pay Pará state $180m to save its rainforest A coalition of developed countries and corporations has agreed to a massive purchase…
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Exploiting quantum squeezing to enhance precision of measurements in systems with multiple factors
A visual comparison between the familiar act of squeezing a balloon and the concept of quantum squeezing in a sensor. Credit: Tohoku University Quantum squeezing is a concept in quantum…
Hubble Space Telescope suggests our ancient universe was surprisingly crowded with supermassive black holes
A host of supermassive black holes populating the universe during the cosmic dark ages appears to drastically exceed estimates for how many billion-solar-mass black holes should have existed back then.…
Australia sees surge in mpox cases
Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…
Mycorrhizal Fungi Role in Post-Fire Landscapes – Functional Ecologists
It’s been just over a month since the 12th International Conference on Mycorrhiza. In these blog posts, we hear from some of the winners of Functional Ecology’s poster and talk…
Viewpoint: Placebo controversy — When should they ethically be used in studies?
The placebo effect is a phenomenon where individuals experience– or perceive to experience– improvements in symptoms or conditions after receiving a treatment with no known medical benefits. This effect demonstrates the…
Babies born after fertility treatment have higher risk of heart defects, results suggest
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro…
Archaeologists find traces of two substantial Medieval structures
Excavations by the Huttons Ambo History Group and Ethos Heritage CIC have uncovered traces of two substantial Medieval structures at Huttons Ambo in North Yorkshire, England. The village is first…
Safeguarding the environment and enhancing performance
Schematic representation of PVDF-LC and APA-LC systems. Credit: POSTECH A research team has developed a new fluorine-free binder and electrolyte designed to advance eco-friendly, high-performance battery technology. Their findings were…
