Digital agricultural services have proliferated across Africa over the last decade. Most are services that work on mobile phones, although more advanced technologies are in use too—like satellite images, sensors, blockchains ...
Biotechnology
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Planets can force their host stars to act younger than their age, according to a new study of multiple systems using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This may be the best evidence to date that some planets apparently slow ...
Astronomy
Nov 2, 2022
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The crackle, fizz and bang of fireworks exploding overhead in a shower of intense colors is considered the highlight of many festivals and celebrations. But have you ever taken a moment to imagine how your local wildlife ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2022
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U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau released in September 2022.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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Americans are less likely to trust statements from the Federal Reserve about interest rates when a U.S. central bank official portrayed as a woman delivers the information as opposed to a man, according to our new study.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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Roofs planted with vegetation—known as green roofs—can help cities adapt to a changing climate by absorbing storm water, lowering local temperatures, and providing insulation that cuts indoor heating and cooling costs. ...
Ecology
Nov 2, 2022
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Highly charged ions are a common form of matter in the cosmos, where they are found, for example, in the sun or other stars. They are so called because they have lost many electrons and therefore have a high positive charge. ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 2, 2022
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Morgan Freeman has given many powerful, memorable performances. His role as Mr. Clark, a New Jersey-based high school principal known for dispensing authoritarian discipline in "Lean on Me," is certainly memorable, but that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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When you hit your finger with a hammer, you feel the pain immediately. And you react immediately.
Biotechnology
Nov 2, 2022
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Peatlands, like seas and oceans, sequester carbon from the atmosphere. They are considered to contain the largest terrestrial carbon stores. Plant remains, and thus carbon, that break down in areas covered with water are ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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