All-optical control of charge-trapping defects in rare-earth doped oxides

A spotted hyena has been found in southeastern Egypt for the first time in over 5,000 years, likely due to climate shifts and grazing practices enabling migration from Sudan.

Stimulants in Germanic communities of the Roman period

How computers entered the classroom, 1960–2000

Study n=3,380 on "why cartoons make us smile" found men rate visual jokes more highly than women do, whereas women prefer jokes that involve political commentary or the dynamics of close relationships

Dogs can be a faster, more precise, less expensive—not to mention friendlier—method of detecting COVID-19 than even our best current technology, a new review shows

Researchers document that living under Communism versus Capitalism has lasting effects on preferences for a strong government

Exploring the Cave Rock Art of Siberian Trans-Baikal

The record for the longest recorded migration by a bat has been broken by a small, brown, fuzzy creature that flew at least 2,224 kilometres from Latvia to Spain.

Biofluorescence in the Platypus

Depressed individuals were found to use self-defeating humor more and self-enhancing humor less than non-depressed adults

“o” sounds round and “ch” sounds small - a study based on 66 languages

Researchers grow 9 crops in Mars and Moon simulated soil. These crops produced edible components with 3 of them producing viable seeds

Soil on Moon and Mars likely to support crops - Researchers have produced crops in Mars and Moon soil simulant developed by NASA

Scientists find a rare form of iron-carbide mineral never found in nature before: from a meteorite that fell on Earth in 1951

Stand-up comedians come down with infectious diseases more frequently

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