In 2011, a study published in Science found that Black applicants for the prestigious and highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 research grants were 10 percentage points less likely to receive funding ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2020
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Warming events are increasing in magnitude and severity, threatening many ecosystems worldwide. As the global temperatures continue to climb, it also raises uncertainties as to the relationship, prevalence, and spread of ...
Ecology
May 29, 2020
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The most common organism in the oceans, and possibly on the entire planet, is a family of single-celled marine bacteria called SAR11. These drifting organisms look like tiny jelly beans and have evolved to outcompete other ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 29, 2020
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Marine life off the West Coast, from Mexico up through Canada, inhabit the California Current. The cool, nutrient-rich water supports life from invisible phytoplankton to the economically important salmon, rockfish and Dungeness ...
Ecology
May 15, 2020
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In the past couple of years, if you lived in a major, or even mid-sized city, you were likely familiar with bike-share bikes.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2020
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Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially impact your dinner table.
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2020
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Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser instrument NASA has ever flown in space, a team of scientists led by the University of Washington has made precise measurements of how the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2020
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The global pandemic has put a focus on essential workers, those we rely on for basic services. Workers who pick crops, from strawberries to apples to nuts, already face harsh conditions harvesting in fields during summer ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2020
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Antibiotics save lives—but using them also helps antibiotic-resistant strains evolve and spread. Each year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect some 2.8 million people in the United States, killing more than 35,000, according ...
Ecology
Apr 27, 2020
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"Ethnic spaces" at U.S. universities make students from underrepresented minority groups feel a greater sense of belonging and engagement with their campus, new research suggests.
Education
Apr 27, 2020
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