science
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Peptide induces chirality evolution in a single gold nanoparticle
Scientists have created a synthesis method to make optically active and chiral gold nanoparticles using amino acids and peptides for the first...
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We can recognize speakers only from how faces move when talking
Results of a new study by psychologists and speech scientists should help to settle a long-standing disagreement among cognitive psychologists...
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Better species mapping can improve conservation efforts
The scientific models that ecologists and conservation biologists rely on to determine which species and habitats to protect lack critical...
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Battery's hidden layer revealed
An international team makes breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of the microscopically thin layer that forms between the liquid electrolyte...
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New ancestor of modern sea turtles found in Alabama
A sea turtle discovered in Alabama is a new species from the Late Cretaceous epoch, according to a new study.
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Brain processes sight and sound in same manner
Neuroscientists have found that the human brain learns to make sense of auditory and visual stimuli in the same two-step process.
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Leptin's neural circuit identified
Scientists have identified a neural circuit in the hypothalamus as the primary mechanism mediating the hormone leptin's anti-obesity and...
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Meteorite diamonds tell of a lost planet
Scientists have examined a slice from a meteorite that contains large diamonds formed at high pressure. The study shows that the parent body from...
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Study reveals new Antarctic process contributing to sea level rise and climate change
A new study has revealed a previously undocumented process where melting glacial ice sheets change the ocean in a way that further accelerates the...
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Black hole and stellar winds form giant butterfly, shut down star formation in galaxy
Researchers have completed an unprecedented 'dissection' of twin galaxies in the final stages of merging. The new study explores a galaxy called...
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Martian moons model indicates formation following large impact
Scientists posit a violent birth of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, but on a much smaller scale than the giant impact thought to have...
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Global warming is transforming the Great Barrier Reef
A new study shows that corals on the northern Great Barrier Reef experienced a catastrophic die-off following the extended marine heatwave of 2016.