Snake Dietary Diversity Exploded After the 66-Million-Year-Old Mass Extinction
Modern snakes descended from ancestors who coexisted with dinosaurs and likely preyed primarily on insects and lizards. Then, 66 million years ago, a mile-wide asteroid…
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Water Scarcity may Motivate Manufacturing Facilities to Develop
Water covers 70% of our planet’s surface, so it’s natural to believe there’s plenty to drink, cook with, and bathe in. It’s time to throw…
Better Quantum Entanglement Measurement in the Search for Quantum Materials
A research team from the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) Department of Physics has devised a new algorithm to detect entanglement entropy, enabling the investigation…
Barium Perchlorate – a Powerful Oxidizing Agent
With the formula Ba(ClO4)2, barium perchlorate is a potent oxidizer. It appears as a crystalline white solid. Noncombustible, but it hastens the combustion of combustible…
Gliese 581b – an Extrasolar Planet
Gliese 581b, often known as Gl 581b, is an extrasolar planet that orbits within the Gliese 581 system. It is the second in order of…
An Algorithm Might Cut Months off Quality Testing and Research in a Variety of Industries
Sandia National Laboratories created a machine-learning method that could make bulk material testing faster and more cost-effective for the automotive, aerospace, and other industries. The…
Ethnic Studies Raise Student Commitment and Graduation Rates
Racism, colonialism, global economic and political systems, ecological devastation, health degradation, cultural vitality, and our geographies of differentiation and discrimination are all issues that Ethnic…
To Propel Themselves Forward, Fish Generate Movable Pairs of Vortices that Act Like Body Waves
Fish have unrivaled motion control and flexibility while swimming in difficult underwater conditions. Researchers have been inspired for decades to mimic nature’s most skilled swimmers…
Is Migration Influenced by Environmental Stress?
Climate-driven migration has been identified as a serious danger in public debate and academic study, but comprehensive studies that consider both environmental and socioeconomic aspects…
Why Are Trees Exploding During Texas’ Freezing Storms?
An eerie sound can be heard as Texas faces its worst winter storms since last year’s famed “Texas freeze” – loud pops that sound like…
Youngest Pair of Asteroids in the Solar System Discovered
We’re normally talking about billions of years when we talk about the development of celestial bodies. However, astronomers have identified a binary asteroid system that…
Why Are People Calling Bitcoin A Religion
If you spend enough time reading about Bitcoin, you’ll eventually come across folks who refer to it as a religion. Bitcoin has been dubbed “the…
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