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Magnetic skyrmions (MSks) are swirling patterns of magnetization that form inside certain magnetic materials. They can behave like actual particles in many ways, exhibiting a stable internal structure and distinct boundaries.
Seeing inside an object is one thing; seeing exactly what it is made of, in three dimensions, is far more difficult. Now, researchers at Bar-Ilan University and collaborating institutions have developed a new X-ray imaging technique that can map the three-dimensional chemical composition of an object 43 times faster than conventional…
We now take for granted the idea that a genome-wide association study, or GWAS, can help identify genetic variants associated with complex traits. Such studies have identified loci associated with everything from breast cancer to heart disease to diabetes.
Learn how developing an ear for subtle differences in sound can help adults recognize unfamiliar vowels when learning another language.
Invictibellatrix amberina, a predator in the megaraptoran group of dinosaurs, lived in what is now Britain 120 million years ago and may have had claws 20 centimetres long
Just like humans, dogs seem to associate the nonsense word “bouba” with a rounded shape and “kiki” with a spiky shape, suggesting the connection stems from brain mechanisms that are shared between species
