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Vast Salmon Database Reveals Their Habits
A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys dating back to the 1950s is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate.
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CO2 Is Fuelling Worse Forest Fires
By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in wildfire severity and frequency, reports a new study.
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Junk Food Causes Long-Term Memory Damage to Adolescent Rats
Researchers observed that adolescent rats fed on a junk food diet had lower levels of key neurotransmitters associated with memory than their snackless counterparts.
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Gentrified Neighborhoods Have More Biodiversity
New research has identified that gentrified parts of a city have notably more urban wildlife than ungentrified parts of the same city.
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A Novel Machine Learning Model for Characterizing Material Surfaces
Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces. Their ML-based model could be extended to other compounds and properties.
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Without Fruit Eating Birds, Tropical Forests Won't Recover Naturally
Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon – and fruit-eating birds are key.
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Bumblebees Can Ingest Several Pesticides Without Harm
In their natural environment, wild bees are exposed to various pesticides that can have a potentially toxic effect. A study by the University of Würzburg has now shown that bumblebees are relatively resistant to these products.
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A Magnetic Nanographene Butterfly Poised To Advance Quantum Technologies
Researchers have developed a new design concept for creating next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, in the form of a tiny magnetic nanographene with a unique butterfly-shape hosting highly correlated spins.
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New Hydrogel Material Removes Microplastics From Water
Scientists have developed a new 3D hydrogel material that can adsorb – and degrade – large volumes of microplastic.
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PFAS Identified in Pesticides Used on British Fruit and Veg
In a new investigation, Pesticide Action Network UK says it identified 10 different PFAS-containing pesticides used on UK fruit and vegetables.
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