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Invasion alters reproduction in a native perennial plant – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Petr Dostál—from the Institute of Botany, Czech Republic—presents his work ‘Reproductive strategies of native plant populations altered by a plant invasion’. He highlights the connection between…
Exposure to soft robots decreases human fears about working with them
Washington State University doctoral students Justin Allen, left, and Ryan Dorosh, demonstrate a soft robot in development at WSU. Credit: Dean Hare, Washington State University Photo Services Seeing robots made…
What we know about autism—and how to treat it—could change after new UCSF study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By fusing the power of artificial intelligence with new molecular techniques that also seem ripped from science fiction, researchers at UCSF have mapped the microscopic world…
A Star Is Born: UVA Undergrad Leads Team Studying Stellar Formation
For most of us on Earth, Sagittarius is simply the constellation that some see in the shape of an archer drawing a bow. But viewed from space through NASA’s James…
Exoplanet That Is Too Big for Its Sun
A research team, including UCI astronomers, has discovered an exoplanet far too massive for its sun, casting doubt on what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their…
IPCC chief defends Al Jaber over science firestorm
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events “Science has guided my life”, Sultan Al Jaber hit back…
A farsighted approach to tackle nearsightedness
Nearsightedness is on the rise, likely due to modern lifestyles that require seeing objects up close, rather than adjusting to vision in the distance. Credit: American Institute of Physics Modern…