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Researchers describe new kangaroo fossil from Papua New Guinea
Source: Phys.orgAustralian paleontologists from Flinders University have described a new genus of giant fossil kangaroo from the mountains of central Papua New Guinea... Read More
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Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would reduce risks to humans by up to 85%
Source: Phys.orgNew research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) quantifies the benefits of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and identifies the h... Read More
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Whale entanglements drop, but remain major threat, feds say
Source: Phys.orgThe number of whales entangled in fishing gear has declined recently, but the entanglements remain a critical threat to rare species, the federal gove... Read More
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Pitching with too much passion? 'More enthusiastic' pitches turn off investors, study finds
Source: Phys.orgA new study offers entrepreneurs some savvy sales advice: When pitching to investors for funding, a high-octane product pitch with great enthusiasm ca... Read More
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Understanding how microbiota thrive in their human hosts
Source: Phys.orgA research team lead by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen, Germany, has now made substantial progress in understanding ho... Read More
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Republicans and Democrats see their own party's falsehoods as more acceptable
Source: Phys.orgSociety recognizes that many politicians lie. In five new studies, researchers have examined how conservative and liberal Americans responded to media... Read More
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Physicists confront the neutron lifetime puzzle
Source: Phys.orgTo solve a long-standing puzzle about how long a neutron can "live" outside an atomic nucleus, physicists entertained a wild but testable theory posit... Read More
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Chesapeake Bay 'dead zone' predicted to be 13% lower than average this summer
Source: Phys.orgThis summer's Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" is expected to be smaller than the long-term average, according to a forecast released today by researchers f... Read More
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Shine a light: New research shows how low-energy light can bend plastic
Source: Phys.orgA team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films—a finding that... Read More
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Are your COVID-19 vaccinations up to date? It might depend on your politics, new study suggests
Source: Phys.orgSome Americans still say no to getting any COVID-19 vaccination even as others are currently committing to their fourth shot. What accounts for differ... Read More
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Study shows chemical's extent in the Fairbanks winter air
Source: Phys.orgA chemical compound discovered in 2019 in the wintertime air of Fairbanks, Alaska accounts for a significant portion of the community's fine particula... Read More
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Researchers explain why people with lower economic status don't trust politicians as much
Source: Phys.orgThe "anomie" concept—that the society is disintegrating and losing moral standards—explains why people with low socioeconomic status trust politics le... Read More
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