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Ecology Apr 23, 2024

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S., amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists over the threat ...

Molecular & Computational biology Apr 20, 2024

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

That coffee you slurped this morning? It's 600,000 years old.

Education Apr 10, 2024

In some classrooms in Senegal, deaf and hard-of-hearing students now study alongside everyone else

Mouhamed Sall stepped to the chalkboard with a glance and quick question in sign language to an assistant. Then he solved the exercise to the silent approval of his classmates, who waved their hands in a display of appreciation.

Plants & Animals Apr 9, 2024

Ancient sea turtle housed at Boston aquarium for more than 50 years passes another physical

Apparently, it's pretty easy being green after all. That was the takeaway from Tuesday's physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more ...

Environment Apr 4, 2024

Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?

Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded.

Environment Mar 20, 2024

10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S. history, Jessica Pzsonka made a promise -– to herself, to her bereft parents and to her late sister, who ...

Social Sciences Feb 29, 2024

Stress of being outed to parents and caregivers: What are the mental health consequences?

In 2023, lawmakers across the U.S. introduced a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Although the 2024 legislative session has just begun, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is already tracking 429 bills, a figure on ...

Plants & Animals Feb 8, 2024

A baby boom of African penguin chicks hatches at a San Francisco science museum

A bounty of 10 African penguin chicks has hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum as part of an effort to conserve the endangered bird.

Social Sciences Feb 5, 2024

Sticking with sports during school years linked to academic success

As school and summer sports resume, a new study from the University of Sydney finds links between kids' long-term participation in sports and increased academic performance, including impacts on NAPLAN scores, absenteeism ...

Education Jan 31, 2024

Researchers: Schools have long way to go to offer equitable learning opportunities, especially in French immersion

The Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right to Read report, published last February, called for changes in the province's educational system. The commission found shortcomings in how schools support students with special ...

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