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“#A step forward in solving the reactor-neutrino flux problem” Upper panel: Comparison of the computed (red line) and measured (black dots) spectral shapes for the decay of Xe-137. Lower panel: black dots indicate the deviation of the computed points from the data points. Credit: Igor Ostrovskiy/University of Alabama Joint effort of the nuclear theory group…
“#What it means when animals have beliefs” In some animals, researchers have demonstrated beliefs, for example in some bird species. © Julia Weiler Humans are not the only ones who have beliefs; animals do too, although it is more difficult to prove them than with humans. Dr. Tobias Starzak and Professor Albert Newen from the Institute…
“#COVID-19 makes air pollution a top concern worldwide: report” Worldwide, air pollution causes around seven million premature deaths every year, according to the UN At least two-thirds of people in countries home to a fifth of the world’s population support stricter laws and enforcement to tackle air pollution, the Clean Air Fund said Wednesday. Researchers…
“#Women commuting during rush hour are exposed to higher levels of pollutants” Alumni Nada Adibah and Gabriella Cuevas demonstrate the installation of air pollution monitors in a vehicle in a photo from 2019. As students, they worked with Dr. Jenna Krall on a multidisciplinary study looking at the effect of traffic pollution exposure for women….
“#Fighting fish synchronize their combat moves and their gene expression” A Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens. Credit: ivabalk, Pixabay When two betta fish are fighting for dominance, not only do their attacks mirror each other, but the gene expression in their brain cells also starts to align. The new findings, published June 17th in PLOS…
“#Is Santa real? Examining children’s beliefs in cultural figures and ‘non-real’ people” Children’s endorsement scores for individual figures and categories. Credit: Kapitány et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY) Young children understand dinosaurs and The Wiggles are (or were!) real, and that fictional characters like Peter Pan and Spongebob are not real—but cultural figures like…
“#A changing mating signal may initiate speciation in populations of Drosophila mojavensis” Male and female of Drosophila mojavensis wrigleyi during mating. In this subspecies, males advertise their presence by discharging a droplet of anal secretions in the vicinity of females. The droplet contains a sex pheromone that enhances female receptivity. Credit: Benjamin Fabian, Max Planck…
“#’Cooperative’ and ‘independent’ dog breeds may not react differently to unfair outcomes” Cooperative worker dog breeds do not appear to respond more negatively to unfair outcomes than do independent worker breeds, according to a study published June 17 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jim McGetrick of the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, and…
“#Observation of excess events in the XENON1T dark matter experiment” The XENON1T detector. Visible is the bottom array of photomultiplier tubes, and the copper structure that creates the electric drift field. Credit: Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe Scientists from the international XENON collaboration, an international experimental group including the Kavli…
“#Nanofiber masks can be sterilized multiple times without filter performance deterioration” Schematic diagram on spraying and dipping treatments of face mask filters. Credit: ©2020 American Chemical Society With the global spread of coronavirus infections, personal protective equipment, especially face masks, are receiving much attention. Masks are essential items for the primary protection of the respiratory…