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Economics & Business Apr 23, 2024

How global factors influence Thailand's rubber market

A study published in the International Journal of Economics and Business Research has looked at the various factors affecting fluctuations in the price of natural rubber in Thailand, the world's largest producer of the product. ...

Archaeology Apr 16, 2024

Researcher reveals the hidden story behind St. Augustine's 11-foot statue of Francisco López de Mendoza Grajales

New details have emerged about the history of one of St. Augustine's most popular tourist attractions. University of South Florida Spanish Professor David Arbesú pieced together documents that were scattered around the world ...

Plants & Animals Apr 12, 2024

Africa's iconic flamingos threatened by rising lake levels, study shows

It is one of the world's most spectacular sights—huge flocks or "flamboyances" of flamingos around East Africa's lakes—as seen in the film "Out of Africa" or David Attenborough's "A Perfect Planet."

Analytical Chemistry Apr 8, 2024

Finding new chemistry to capture double the carbon

Finding ways to capture, store, and use carbon dioxide (CO2) remains an urgent global problem. As temperatures continue to rise, keeping CO2 from entering the atmosphere can help limit warming where carbon-based fuels are ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 5, 2024

Discovery of how COVID-19 virus replicates opens door to new antiviral therapies

A new study looking at the replication stage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 reveals important mechanisms in its replication that could be the foundation for new antiviral therapies.

Social Sciences Mar 29, 2024

Data gaps inhibit understanding of trans people's experiences, researchers say

The influential book "Invisible Women" articulates some of the countless ways in which women are missing from the data we use to understand the world, including the testing of many drugs, consideration of how best to support ...

Astronomy Mar 29, 2024

Gravitational waves may have made human life possible

Could it be that human existence depends on gravitational waves? Some key elements in our biological makeup may come from astrophysical events that occur because gravitational waves exist, a research team headed by John R. ...

Social Sciences Mar 28, 2024

Why is Jesus often depicted with a six-pack? The muscular messiah reflects Christian values of masculinity

Have you ever wondered why so many images depicting the crucifixion show Jesus with a very defined, slender and toned body? Either slim, but with a six-pack, or displaying muscles and brawn. While these images are hardly ...

Astronomy Mar 25, 2024

'The ghost has taken the spirit of the moon': how Torres Strait Islanders predict eclipses

It's eclipse season. The sun, Earth and moon are aligned so it's possible for the Earth and moon to cast each other into shadow.

Social Sciences Mar 25, 2024

Your brain can reveal if you're right wing—plus three other things it tells us about your politics

A few years ago, the leader of Mexico's PRI party told the New York Times that he, "would stick to tried and trusted campaign tools, like polls and political intuition," and rely on "the old-fashioned way" to win the country's ...

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