Increased co2 in the atmosphere following the industrial revolution has led to global warming. While average global temperatures have been increasing and are expected to…
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Owing to an earthquake and the resulting tsunami that occurred on March 2011 in central-eastern Japan, the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant was damaged by…
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Many species of animals have elaborate sexual performances to attract mates. These complicated mating displays are often observable in multiple sensory modalities. Many species of…
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Different habitats may impose different limitations on how acoustic communication signals are sent and received. For example, think of how you change your voice when…
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Oil spills at sea continue to pose a major threat to the marine ecosystem. Our joint University of Greifswald and Louisiana State University research team…
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Naturalists have long marveled at the beauty of butterflies fluttering about verdant fields, blossoming gardens, and urban green spaces. Watching a brightly-colored butterfly alight on…
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Counting, estimating sizes, and performing other tasks that require quantitative abilities are an important part of our daily life and have been long believed to be…
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Energy. It’s more complicated than the single word can portray. After all, anything and everything that we do requires energy. The transformation is often not…
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Shortly after its discovery in 1942, sodium borohydride (NaBH4) has rapidly become recognized as an extremely convenient reductant 1-3. The borohydrides nowadays are considered as…
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Today, a growing number of countries are battling the rise in both air pollution and childhood hypertension. Often when air pollution and childhood hypertension are…
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Social animals may share resources with others, be exposed to pathogens from sick group mates, and may have to allocate time to working out dominance…
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