Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research.
Ecology
Sep 17, 2024
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No oncologist would wait for a patient's cancer to spread before treating it. Similarly, waiting to detect the potential loss of a species across all its known habitats means interventions are often too late to turn the tide ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2024
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In a new publication, the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) announces the success of its pilot project. This initiative assembled a large collaborative network of scientists and institutions across 33 countries to produce ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2024
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On average, we spend three and a quarter hours a day looking at our phones. Cutting back this time by one hour a day is not only good for our mental health, but also helps us to feel happier and more motivated at work.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2024
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Feedback plays a crucial role in learning, helping individuals to understand and improve their performance, yet globally large and diverse student populations often mean that providing timely and personalized observations ...
Education
Sep 17, 2024
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Some plants are able to take over uninhabited spaces like sand dunes and volcanic substrates. These first colonizers have specific traits that allow them to grow in such hostile environments. Other plants lack such traits ...
Ecology
Sep 17, 2024
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As a child growing up in the early 1990s, I remember learning in school about the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels traps heat near the Earth's surface, like the glass of a greenhouse. I imagined ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2024
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A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a study published September 18, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Archaeology
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Education is the bedrock of a just and diverse society, but only if it is equitable and inclusive. To foster an inclusive educational environment, leaders and teachers have to understand and value diversity in all its forms, ...
Education
Sep 17, 2024
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Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations.
Astronomy
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