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Climate change to spell doom for U.S. bird species, Study

Climate change to spell doom for U.S. bird species, Study

After a seven-year-long investigation, scientists at the National Audubon Society issued a grim report Monday finding that more than half of the 650 or so bird species in North America may be threatened by global warming. Many species, including the bald eagle and piping plover, are likely to become extinct if rising global temperatures are not abated. Read More »

Physicists find a new way to push electrons around, Study

Physicists find a new way to push electrons around, Study

Electrons, like almost everything in life, are lazy. It has long been known that when traveling through conductive material, electrons always take the easiest route – that is, the path of least resistance. However, just like with people, the right kind of encouragement can make electrons take the harder road. Now, experts from MIT have discerned that graphene might be ... Read More »

Fluid mechanics suggests alternative to quantum orthodoxy, Report

Fluid mechanics suggests alternative to quantum orthodoxy, Report

The central mystery of quantum mechanics is that small chunks of matter sometimes seem to behave like particles, sometimes like waves. For most of the past century, the prevailing explanation of this conundrum has been what’s called the “Copenhagen interpretation” — which holds that, in some sense, a single particle really is a wave, smeared out across the universe, that ... Read More »

Lady Baboons With Guy Pals Live Longer, Study

Lady Baboons With Guy Pals Live Longer, Study

Numerous studies have linked social interaction to improved health and survival in humans, and new research confirms that the same is true for baboons. Scientists from Duke University studied more than 200 yellow baboon females from the plains of southern Kenya and found that those who were the most sociable – meaning they took part in social grooming more so than ... Read More »