In 2014, a team of researchers found that clams from the Holocene Epoch (that began…
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Gene variant increases risk for depression, study finds
A gene variant, thought to be carried by nearly 25 percent of the population, increases…
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Pulses of electrons manipulate nanomagnets and store information
Skyrmions are a kind of nanomagnet, composed of a spin-correlated ensemble of electrons acting as…
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Opioids and obesity, not ‘despair deaths,’ raising mortality rates for white Americans
Drug-related deaths among middle-aged white men increased more than 25-fold between 1980 and 2014, with…
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How CRISPR proteins find their target
In addition to the Cas9 protein that bacteria use to bind and snip DNA, bacteria…
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Biological hydraulic system discovered in tuna fins
The unique system of hydraulic control of fins discovered in tuna indicates a new role…
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Evidence for the Majorana fermion, a particle that’s its own antiparticle
In a discovery that concludes an 80-year quest, researchers found evidence of particles that are…
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3-D imaging of surface chemistry in confinement
An optical imaging tool has been developed to visualize surface chemistry in real time. Researchers…
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Molecular ‘pulleys’ improve battery performance
Scientists have reported a molecular pulley binder for high-capacity silicon anodes of lithium ion batteries.
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Paying people to protect forests is worth it
A new study suggests that paying people to conserve their trees could be a highly…