New study links food and physics to marine animal group behavior
MBARI scientists Kelly Benoit-Bird and William Oestreich reviewed collective behaviors in pelagic animals for a paper published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
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New lunar fault maps show the moon has shrunk by about 45 meters
A study published Oct 14 in The Planetary Science Journal estimates the moon's radius decreased by approximately 45 meters over the past 400 to 800 million years.
Global study finds nearly half of reef-building coral species face extinction risk
A University of Portsmouth scientist helped lead a major global study that reassessed the extinction risk for reef-building corals worldwide.
African American young adults prefer family support for older relatives care
A study led by Nekehia Quashie at the University of Rhode Island found African American young adults ages 18 to 39 favor family responsibility for caring for older adults.
Researchers identify first bacterial galactose oxidase enzyme for greener production
Scientists at Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier in Lisbon have described the first galactose oxidase found in bacteria.
Researchers highlight OECMs as key to global biodiversity targets
Scientists reviewing conservation policy note that other effective area-based measures outside national parks can help nations meet the 30 by 30 target by 2030.
RIKEN researchers achieve high-fidelity control of three silicon qubits simultaneously
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science published a study in Nature Physics showing they controlled three silicon spin qubits with over 99.99% gate fidelity.
University of Chicago researchers reveal how viral enzymes switch between inserting and removing DNA
Scientists at the University of Chicago published a study in Molecular Cell describing how bacteriophage enzymes insert and remove genetic material.
Battle of Neville’s Cross captures Scottish king in 1346
On October 17, 1346, the Battle of Neville's Cross outside Durham resulted in the capture of King David II of Scotland.
North Sea heat wave triggered deep underwater plankton bloom hidden from satellites
Researchers found that a June 2023 marine heat wave in the North Sea caused a significant increase in phytoplankton beneath the surface that satellites missed.