Our cities, designed for one set of climatic ranges, are increasingly "out of place" as average temperatures rise. The days above 40℃ and nights above 30℃ are increasing, especially in the expanding suburbs of Australian ...
Environment
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Seahorses are extremely poor swimmers. Surprisingly, however, they can be found in all of the world's oceans. On the basis of almost 360 different seahorse genomes, a group of researchers studied how these special fish were ...
Evolution
Feb 17, 2021
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Exposure to air pollution causes around 1.1 million deaths per year across India—this problem is thought to be most severe in Delhi. The steady upswing in India's population and energy consumption is a significant factor ...
Environment
Feb 17, 2021
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Using a 185-meter beamline at the Diamond synchrotron, researchers could see how osmium, a rare precious metal that could be used for cancer treatments, reacts in a single human lung cancer cell. This is a major step forward ...
Biochemistry
Feb 17, 2021
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Researchers from Trinity and Dublin City University found that Irish honey contained residues of neonicotinoid insecticides.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2021
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Shallow pools of water on lawns are ideal breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus, the most common mosquito-borne disease in the United States.
Environment
Feb 17, 2021
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Plastic in the ocean can be deadly for marine wildlife and seabirds around the globe, but our latest study shows single-use plastics are a bigger threat to endangered albatrosses in the southern hemisphere than we previously ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2021
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An international team of researchers has found no evidence of trans-Neptunian object clustering as part of an effort to refute the idea of the existence of Planet Nine. The group has written a paper describing their findings ...
A major new research review released today paints a detailed picture of how strong principals affect students' educational and social outcomes. The report, co-authored by Professor Jason A. Grissom at Vanderbilt University, ...
Education
Feb 17, 2021
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The social media world is awash with people hawking products, services and, of course, themselves. But how much influence do the "influencer marketers" really have?
Social Sciences
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