Singapore Science News API

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            "title": "A perfectly balanced atom just broke one of nuclear physics’ biggest rules",
            "description": "Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number of protons equals the number of neutrons. For decades, these strange regions—where atomic nuclei abandon their usual orderly structure and become strongly deformed—were thought to exist only in highly neutron-rich isotopes far from stability. But experiments on molybdenum isotopes revealed that molybdenum-84 behaves dramatically differently from its close neighbor molybdenum-86, even though they differ by just two neutrons.",
            "content": "Until now, every known example occurred in very unstable, neutron rich nuclei. Examples include beryllium-12 (N = 8), magnesium-32 (N = 20), and chromium-64 (N = 40). All of these lie far from the stable elements commonly found in nature.\nScientists ... [4453 chars]",
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            "title": "Molecular identification of bat fly species and associated Bartonella bacteria from Lopburi and Sa Kaeo Provinces in Thailand",
            "description": "Bat flies harbour several species of bacteria, including Bartonella. We examined 50 bat flies collected from five species of cave-dwelling bats (Eonycteris spelaea, Hipposideros larvatus, Taphozous theobaldi, T. melanopogon and Rousettus sp.) in Lopburi and Sa Kaeo Provinces, Thailand. Four bat fly species in Streblidae (Brachytarsina cucullata, n = 18; B. macrops, n = 6; Megastrebla gigantea, n = 2; and Raymondia sp., n = 7) and one species in Nycteribiidae (Eucampsipoda latisterna, n = 17) were detected. The results of phylogenetic analyses of the COI, COII, 16S rRNA, and 18S rRNA gene sequences of these samples supported their morphological characteristics. They also provided the first molecular identification of these bat fly species and a new record of M. gigantea in Thailand. Molecular analyses of Bartonella from these bat flies using multigene analysis of five target markers (gltA, ITS, rpoB, nuoG and ftsZ) revealed a bacterial prevalence of 48%. Phylogenetic analyses identified six Bartonella species groups. They were related to those previously reported from Thailand and elsewhere in Asia and Africa. Interestingly, one group clustered with the potentially zoonotic species Bartonella rousetti found in Nigeria and Zambia. These findings highlight the rich biodiversity, particularly in terms of parasite–vector–host relationships, in the tropical climate of Thailand and Southeast Asia.",
            "content": "Kunz, T. H., Braunde de Torrez, E., Bauer, D., Lobova, T. & Fleming, T. H. Ecosystem services provided by bats. Ann. N Y Acad. Sci. 1223, 1–38. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06004.x (2011).\nSzentivanyi, T., Christe, P. & Glaizot, O. Bat fl... [10434 chars]",
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            "title": "The Bloody Renewal: Inside the “Catastrophic Molt” of the Elephant Seal",
            "description": "On a beach in San Francisco, a crowd gathers to watch an elephant seal as it writhes in the sand. Concern increases as onlookers wonder what’s wrong with the animal. It seems to be in pain, but is not...",
            "content": "The post The Bloody Renewal: Inside the “Catastrophic Molt” of the Elephant Seal appeared first on A-Z Animals.\nWatch the Video\nClick here to watch on YouTube\nQuick Take\nElephant seals undergo a catastrophic molt when they shed their fur and the firs... [4080 chars]",
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