How the human neck became a locus of power, beauty and frailty
I broke its neck. When making a vase at the potter's wheel, I torqued its slippery neck clear off the pot as I tried to thin it into a graceful curve.
I broke its neck. When making a vase at the potter's wheel, I torqued its slippery neck clear off the pot as I tried to thin it into a graceful curve.
Social Sciences
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When tourists venture into nature, their thoughts are often focused on the animals they'll get to see. But animals may also have them in mind, according to a new study from the University of Georgia published in the Journal ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2025
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Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more frequent process in the ...
Evolution
Feb 10, 2025
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Like most aquatic vegetation, kelp is being negatively impacted by climate change. Warming ocean temperatures have led to shorter growing and harvesting seasons, including for sugar kelp, one of the most commonly farmed kelp ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2025
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Strep throat, something we've all had at some point in our lives, is caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. Infection by Streptococcus can be fatal in serious cases and is the leading cause of death among flesh-eating ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 10, 2025
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Longstanding workplace issues such as mistreatment, the normalization of toxic behavior and a lack of accountability for workplace culture have fueled a growing trend known as revenge quitting.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2025
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Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn't been explored much yet is how extreme weather events are creating conditions for a rise in modern ...
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2025
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Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the US retreat on climate change.
Environment
Feb 10, 2025
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The incarceration rate of Black Americans has fallen sharply in the 21st century, according to a new study, but the trend has coincided with a rise in imprisonment of white Americans with no college education.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2025
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Dr. Liz Curran, Associate Professor of Clinical Legal Education at Nottingham Law School (NLS), comments below on the release of a research report examining the impact of law students providing access to justice during their ...
Education
Feb 10, 2025
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