The Dutch government said Thursday it is ordering poultry farms to keep their birds indoors after six wild swans were found recently dead and tests on two of the birds came back positive for a highly pathogenic strain of ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 22, 2020
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When we started using plastics about 70 years ago, not much thought—if any—was given to the implications of their lifespan and the fact that they can take centuries to decompose. Consequently, as plastics have diversified ...
Materials Science
Oct 22, 2020
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No new friends and no drama.
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2020
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Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a way to control the growth of twisting, microscopic spirals of materials just one atom thick.
General Physics
Oct 22, 2020
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Nearly three decades have passed since world leaders agreed to reverse biodiversity loss. It hasn't gone according to plan. This year, the current decade of biodiversity conservation targets are set to expire well short of ...
Ecology
Oct 22, 2020
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A new USC-led study suggests a change to the developmental—and evolutionary—story of the pituitary gland.
Evolution
Oct 22, 2020
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A critically endangered species of frog seems to have a bright future after conservationists in Chile launched a rescue campaign that has produced 200 offspring.
Ecology
Oct 22, 2020
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Over the last century, the compound ammonium nitrate has been involved in at least 30 disasters and terrorist attacks.
Other
Oct 22, 2020
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Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not realize just how close fracking wells can be to homes and schools. In Colorado, the wellbore—the hole drilled to ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2020
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The scientific evidence of global climate change is irrefutable. The consequences of a warming climate are far-reaching—affecting fresh water resources, global food production, sea level and triggering an increase in extreme-weather ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2020
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