'Babysitters' provide boost to offspring of elderly birds
Young Seychelles warblers fare better if their elderly parents have help raising them, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Groningen. go to Article >
Independent music squashed out of streaming playlists and revenue
Bands and artists on independent record labels get less than their fair share of access to the most popular playlists on streaming platforms such as Spotify—argues a new paper from the University of East Anglia. read more
Breakthrough greatly enhances ultrafast resolution achievable with X-ray free-electron lasers
A large international team of scientists from various research organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has developed a method that dramatically improves the already ultrafast time resolution... read more
Camera traps reveal newly discovered biodiversity relationship
In one of the first studies of its kind, an analysis of camera-trap data from 15 wildlife preserves in tropical rainforests has revealed a previously unknown relationship between the biodiversity of mammals and the forests in which they live. read more
Small-scale fisheries offer strategies for resilience in the face of climate change
Coastal communities at the forefront of climate change reveal valuable approaches to foster adaptability and resilience, according to a worldwide analysis of small-scale fisheries by Stanford University researchers. read more
High end of climate sensitivity in new climate models seen as less plausible
A recent analysis of the latest generation of climate models—known as a CMIP6—provides a cautionary tale on interpreting climate simulations as scientists develop more sensitive and sophisticated projections of how the Earth will respond to... read more
Study: Employment rose among those in free money experiment
After getting $500 per month for two years without rules on how to spend it, 125 people in California paid off debt, got full-time jobs and had "statistically significant improvements" in emotional health, according to a study released Wednesday. read more
'Best case' goals for climate warming which could still result in massive wildfire risk
The landmark 2015 Paris Agreement resulted in multiple studies examining the impact of global temperature increases, but these rarely investigate the effect of warming on "fire weather" conditions. Now, in a new study, scientists have found that... read more
Researchers can store the Declaration of Independence in a single molecule
Just how much space would you need to store all of the world's data? A building? A block? A city? read more
Swiss statistical systems enhanced by big data
A huge volume of digital data has been harvested, stored and shared in the last few years from sources such as social media, geolocation systems and aerial images from drones and satellites, giving researchers many new ways to study information... read more
Tiny computers reveal how wild bats hunt so efficiently
An international research team has taken a seat on the backs of wild bats to experience their world through echoes recorded by 3-gram computers. read more
Diversity of fish species supply endangered killer whale diet throughout the year
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales prey on a diversity of Chinook and other salmon. The stocks come from an enormous geographic range as far north as Alaska and as far south as California's Central Valley, a new analysis in PLOS ONE shows. read more
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