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Earth Sciences Apr 10, 2024

Seismologists suspect earthquake on San Andreas Fault is imminent despite odd attenuation parameters

A trio of seismologists affiliated with Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley reports that a part of the San Andreas Fault, at Parkfield, ...

Plants & Animals Apr 10, 2024

Deforestation harms biodiversity of the Amazon's perfume-loving orchid bees

A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondônia, carried out in the 1990s, is shedding new light on the impact of deforestation on the scent-collecting pollinators, which some view as bellwethers of biodiversity ...

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.

Earth Sciences Apr 9, 2024

Humans have converted at least 250,000 acres of estuaries to cities and farms in last 35 years, study finds

Worldwide over the past 35 years, dams and land reclamation activities have converted 250,000 acres of estuary—an area roughly 17 times the size of Manhattan—to urban land or agricultural fields, with most land conversion ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 9, 2024

Electro-optic 3D snapshot of a laser wakefield accelerated kilo-ampere electron bunch

Invented by T. Tajima and J. Dawson, laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) harnesses the power of high-intensity laser pulses to drive plasma waves with acceleration gradients orders of magnitude higher than conventional RF-based ...

Education Apr 9, 2024

Viewpoint: As a child psychiatrist, I know it's critical for kindergartens to embrace playful learning

Think back to one of your fondest memories of play. Where were you, who were you with, what powers did you pretend to have? Would you like to go back there if you could, if only for a moment?

Social Sciences Apr 9, 2024

Germany decriminalized cannabis: Why the UK should consider doing the same

The German government has approved new legislation that decriminalizes cannabis.

Astrobiology Apr 9, 2024

Measuring the atmospheres of other worlds to see if there are enough nutrients for life

Life on Earth depends on six critical elements: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, and sulfur. These elements are referred to as CHNOPS, and along with several trace micronutrients and liquid water, they're ...

Economics & Business Apr 9, 2024

Coal phase-out could be cheaper than currently implemented in Germany

Germany is providing 5 billion euros to finance "adaptation payments" to employees as coal is phased out. This will allow employees to retire without deductions at the age of 58. A study co-authored by the Berlin-based climate ...

Plants & Animals Apr 9, 2024

As fish deaths increase at pumps, critics urge California agencies to improve protections

Powerful pumps that supply much of California's population with water have killed several thousand threatened and endangered fish this year, prompting a coalition of environmental groups to demand that state and federal agencies ...

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