In 2022, the Penn Museum announced that it would rebury the skulls of dozens of Black Philadelphian individuals whose remains were unethically obtained in the mid-1800s. Some in the community of the individuals' descendants, ...
Archaeology
Sep 29, 2023
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Every person hosts trillions of microorganisms, like bacteria and viruses, on their skin and in organs including those that make up the digestive tract, like their mouth, that collectively make up their microbiome. Microbiome ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2023
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Imagine you're sitting in your living room on a quiet evening with your family reading a book, when suddenly, complete strangers let themselves in your front door. If that wasn't enough of a shock, before you can even find ...
Ecology
Sep 26, 2023
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In a new study published in PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots, which they compared with genetic sequences from modern birds. Working with fossils and archaeological specimens, they ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2023
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The global pandemic caused devastating economic impacts, including high levels of unemployment. As with the 2008 recession, self-employment has been encouraged as a pathway towards economic participation and boosting the ...
Economics & Business
Sep 21, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa discovered fish from 18 out of 19 testing sites in northern Minnesota contained contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2023
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A class-action lawsuit was brought against the Toronto Police Service in August over the force's historic use of street checks, known as carding. The lawsuit highlights the damaging and discriminatory impacts of carding, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2023
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Medicinal plants and herbs have been used across the globe for thousands of years, and the use of them has risen substantially in a modern-day resurgence.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2023
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Wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat—these perils are threatening Canada's residential housing market, and homeowners, in ways not imagined just a few years ago.
Environment
Sep 7, 2023
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Research conducted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is unearthing the unique challenges that Indigenous faculty face in earning tenure, academia's "golden ticket." In a study published in the journal Environment and ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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