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How sperm whale vocal dialects evolve as they adopt new calls while still remembering the

New research from the University of St. Andrews shows how sperm whale vocal dialects evolve as they adopt new calls while still remembering the old. An international team of researchers studying vocal dialects in the endangered population of sperm whales that live in the Mediterr

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One tiny mutation may explain how bat viruses become human threats

Scientists found that one tiny genetic change can completely alter how a coronavirus behaves in different species. Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with a closely related bat-only virus, they showed that a single amino-acid difference affects whether the immune system fights back or gets sup

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Documenting Ireland’s vanishing boglands: ‘They hold millennia in their layers’

Photographer Shane Hynan explores the tension between the central role peat bogs play in Irish life and their wider environmental impact“You can read Ireland’s history in the boglands. They hold millennia in their layers,” says photographer Shane Hynan of his project, Beofhód (me

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24-hour parks and alcohol bans: what cities could learn from Paris’s ‘heatwave mode’ | Hel

Following a devastating heatwave in 2003 that killed 15,000, France has adopted four alert levels to help people cope with extreme temperaturesHelen Massy-Beresford is a British journalist and editor who lives in ParisOver the weekend, as evening fell on the hilly (and, crucially

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Buyer beware: Your sustainable shopping choices may not be as green as they look

New research reveals that many "green" claims are almost impossible to verify, often masking the full truth. University of Technology (UTS) professor of marketing Natalina Zlatevska said shoppers often rely on the labels as a shortcut when making quick decisions in supermarkets.

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Scientists discover hidden “footprints of death” that may help viruses spread

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new twist in what happens when cells die. As dying cells break apart, they leave behind tiny “footprints of death” packed with newly discovered particles that help guide the immune system to clean up the remains. But researchers found that i

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Interlayer self-doping could unlock room-temperature multiferroics in atom-thin materials

Multiferroics are materials that exhibit more than one prominent "ferroic" property, such as ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity. One of their most advantageous features is that they allow engineers to control their magnetic states with electric fields or vice versa, due to an ef

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More people today have a stronger belief in their own ability to shape their lives

People living in Germany have more confidence in themselves today than 20 years ago. They have more faith in their ability to influence their own lives and key life events. This has now been shown in a long-term study conducted by Dr. Theresa M. Entringer from the University of G

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Earth's oldest crater really is more than 3 billion years old, new study confirms

In the Pilbara of Western Australia, some of Earth's oldest rocks lie beneath the sky, as they have for billions of years. They are dark, weathered volcanic rocks, close to 3.5 billion years old, cut by veins and stewed by deep time.

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Sicily remained a medieval melting pot despite major political and religious upheavals, an

Sicilian populations have been genetically diverse for many centuries, and they have remained that way even through major regime changes and religious transitions, according to a study published in PLOS One by Aurore Monnereau of the University of York, U.K., and colleagues.

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Oysters used as living labs reveal unexpected stability in ocean virus populations

Oysters filter seawater for food. In the process, they concentrate a wide variety of microorganisms from their environment—including bacteria and viruses—into a tiny space.

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Piecing the puzzle of how proteins fit together: Simpler model outperforms leading methods

How the proteins in our bodies bind together to form protein complexes plays a critical role in numerous cell functions—staving off diseases, for instance, or transporting ions across cell membranes. A better understanding of how they bind could lead to new medicines and possibly

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