For the first time, astronomers have detected magnetic fields just outside the event horizon of…
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Few migratory birds adequately protected across migration cycle
Scientists have called for a greater international collaborative effort to save the world’s migratory birds,…
Sharing Lake Superior’s secrets
A husband-and-wife team, inspired by beauty of Lake Superior area, found an ancient 2,000-mile-long underground…
Faintest galaxy from the early universe, 400 million years after the big bang
Astronomers have detected a very compact and faint early galaxy that was forming 400 million…
Measuring nanoscale features with fractions of light
Researchers are seeing the light, but in an altogether different way. And how they are…
Live together or get married? Study finds similar emotional benefits
When it comes to emotional health, young couples — especially women — do just as…
Exposure to violence makes you more likely to lie, cheat
Can watching a violent movie make you more likely to lie, cheat or steal? What…
Protecting ocean species
A new study offers strategic guidance on the placement of marine protected areas to meet…
Not mere trickery: Effects of behavioral nudges persist despite disclosure
A team of researchers investigated whether the common assumption that defaults don’t work if people…
Brain receptors for hunger hormone control food intake, study shows
Activating receptors in the brain for the body’s hunger hormone increases food-related behaviors, such as…