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Teasing Strange Matter from the Ordinary
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made the first-ever observations of how lambda particles, so-called “strange matter,” are produced by…
Parasites flex their mussels to influence ecosystem function – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Joshua Brian, a new ecological researcher working at King’s College London, UK, discusses his paper: Parasitism dramatically alters the ecosystem services provided by freshwater mussels—recently shortlisted…
Octopus, squid and cuttlefish arms evolved to ‘taste’ different compounds
People have different tastes. It turns out that octopuses, squid and cuttlefish do too. These soft-bodied cephalopods have proteins on suckers along their tentacles that allow them to “taste” by…
Canada public broadcaster CBC quits Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
The CBC said Twitter’s new label for the Canadian broadcaster puts into question its ‘impartial and independent’ journalism. Canada’s public broadcaster CBC and its French-language version Radio-Canada said Monday they…
The moon may be the best place to transport rocket fuel
Artist depiction of future lunar astronauts. Credit: NASA When astronauts return to the moon in the next few years, the plan is to have them stay for good while establishing…
Study reveals mechanism by which a circadian clock molecule leads to lung fibrosis
Decreased REV-ERBα protein abundance and increased protein levels of COL1A1 and LOX in IPF lungs compared to healthy control. Healthy control and IPF formalin fixed-paraffin embedded (FFPE) lung samples were…
Bryophyte-associated nitrogen fixation in a tropical mountain cloud forest—rates and responses to climate change – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Aya Permin, a new ecological researcher at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, discusses her paper—High nitrogen-fixing rates associated with ground-covering mosses in a tropical mountain cloud…
The comprehensive characterization of hydrogen at ultra-high pressures
Sequence of high-pressure hydrogen phases in the 300–600 GPa pressure range, according to the team’s theoretical calculations. The researchers report a projection of the structures on the a-b plane and…
