The chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), or Bd for short, is considered one of the causes of the worldwide ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...

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The ReproSci project retrospectively analyzed the reproducibility of 1006 claims from 400 papers published between 1959 and 2011 in the field of Drosophila immunity. This project attempts to provide a ...

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By ending the ALARA principle, DOE opens the door to science-based radiation regulation that could restore nuclear power’s competitiveness.

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Scientific progress depends on results that can be repeated – yet across disciplines, too many experiments fail that test.

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i) neutral between the view that consciousness is (to simplify) identical to parts of your brain and what goes on inside of ...