Searching For Protists In The Vistula River Estuary
Tropical rainforests are often referred to as an Earth’s lungs and are hotspots for biological diversity. However, few are aware that half of the oxygen…
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How Parental Treatment Shapes Children’s Personalities
The impact that parents have on their children’s personalities continues to be a topic of debate. Children may, on average, develop a disposition similar to…
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How Personality Affects Species Interactions
From sea anemones to chimpanzees, animals tend to exhibit consistent individual behavioral tendencies. These consistent behavioral differences are better known as animal personality, and they…
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Exaggerated Weapons In New Zealand Spiders – Does Size Matter?
We have always been thrilled by animal weapons. From enormous antlers to fangs to crab claws, in their multitude of forms and shapes, we are…
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Facile And Scalable Fabrication Of Polymer-Ceramic Composite Electrolyte With High Ceramic Loadings For Solid State Lithium Ion Batteries
Economic growth requires energy. To support future U.S. economic growth, pursue national energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, development of advanced energy storage technologies…
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Hybrid Polysaccharide Membranes For Dehydration Processes
Solvent dehydration processes have a high economic and environmental relevance in the pharmaceutical, fine-chemistry, and chemical industries. In particular, ethanol dehydration is one of the…
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Creative Right Down To The Genes – What Twin Studies Say
He’s a chip off the old block — but does this also apply for creativity? Scientists have investigated whether and what role inheritance plays in…
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Listening In: Eavesdropping Saves Lives In The African Mammal Community
The African savanna is home to one of the world’s most diverse large mammal communities: lions, cheetahs, hyenas, leopards, and wild dogs all roam the…
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The Hard Life Of Female Offspring When Sharing Maternal Care With A Brother
In many polygynous species, males do not participate in brood care duties. Offspring frequently have long maternal dependence periods during which they receive protection and…
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Accelerating SN2-Type Reactions By Hetero-Aggregation Effect Of Simple Metal-Salt
SN2-type reactions are fundamentally simple and ubiquitous processes which are important in physical organic chemistry and biological systems. The factors affecting the rate of the…
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Innovative Architecture Sets The Standard For Scaling Up Supercapacitive Energy Storage Devices
“Economy of size is important; it allows economies of energy. Nature does it through evolution and adaptation – human ingenuity does it through elegance, short-cuts…
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