Academic departments in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology are increasingly aware of the need to address longstanding barriers and challenges faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in these disciplines. ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2021
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The dining time of different insects impacts a plant's defenses and nutritional quality—a complexity uncovered in new research with implications for pest management strategies.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2021
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When Boris Johnson announced on March 18 2020 that pupils were to stay home until further notice, schools scrambled to adapt at speed. COVID presented a major disruption to pupils' education and welfare.
Education
Aug 10, 2021
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Researchers at the Skoltech Center for Design, Manufacturing and Materials and their colleagues have developed and experimentally verified the model of a thermoplastic composite material chaotically reinforced by short glass ...
Polymers
Aug 10, 2021
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Workplace incivility is on the rise and a new Portland State University study found that employees who experience or witness incivilites are more likely to be uncivil to others, a worrying trend that could intensify as people ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2021
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A microbe that is transmitted between male and female mosquitoes but can also block reproduction could be key to controlling malaria by targeting its release into mosquito populations, a study says.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2021
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A new study, published in Global Change Biology, employs novel methodological advances to examine the movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) in and out of northern terrestrial ecosystems and identify the CO2 uptake and release ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2021
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Resedaceae is a family of mainly Mediterranean herbs. The genus Stixis is one of the six genera in family Resedaceae. To date, China has recorded three species and one subspecies of the genus Stixis, and all these species ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2021
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Taking a novel perspective, EPFL researchers have studied political polarization in online news consumption rather than content production, looking at whether the backlink structure of online news networks alone, or users' ...
Political science
Aug 10, 2021
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249
Avian illnesses are a perennial topic of interest for researchers. These viruses can spread between birds, and sometimes even humans, and evolve rapidly.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2021
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