Most people don't realize how hard it is to be a butterfly. They live in a dangerous world, facing environmental challenges like habitat loss and climate change. They also have to contend with predators, including birds, ...
Plants & Animals
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Foot-and-mouth disease now poses a high threat to Australia. This highly contagious livestock virus is sweeping Indonesia—the closest it's been to Australia since the 1980s. A large outbreak here could cause decimate the ...
Ecology
Aug 12, 2022
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The world's focus is sharply fixed on achieving net-zero emissions, yet surprisingly little thought has been given to what comes afterwards. In our new paper, published today in Nature Climate Change, we discuss the big unknowns ...
Environment
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New Zealand's national adaptation plan, launched last week, offers the first comprehensive approach to how communities can prepare for the inevitable impacts of a changing climate.
Environment
Aug 12, 2022
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Donald Trump derided any critical news coverage as "fake news" and his unwillingness to concede the 2020 presidential election eventually led to the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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They say timing is everything, and that couldn't be more true for cell cycle progression and differentiation. Now, researchers from Japan have found that the circadian clock is crucial for proper plant development.
Plants & Animals
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The UK government on Friday officially declared a drought across swathes of England, following months of record low rainfall and unprecedented high temperatures in recent weeks.
Environment
Aug 12, 2022
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You might have heard of jobseekers being asked to complete a "personality test" as part of a job application, or been through the process yourself.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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HBO's fantasy series "Game of Thrones" dominated television and pop culture discourse for much of a decade. Its upcoming prequel series, "House of the Dragon," is similarly generating conversation, although not in ways the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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Since the onset of the pandemic, many colleges and universities have reported record numbers of applications from mature students— adults who return to school on a part- or full-time basis while maintaining responsibilities ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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