If you've ever waded into the ocean for a swim and suddenly realized that the shore is getting farther away, not closer, you may have encountered a rip current. Common at beaches worldwide, these powerful currents flow from ...
Earth Sciences
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We know that meat has a substantial impact on the planet, and that plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable. But exactly how much impact does the food we eat have on environmental outcomes and what difference ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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While massive heatwaves are affecting southern Europe, China, the US and many other places, it's rainy and not particularly warm in the UK. But that doesn't mean there's no risk of intense heat: on this exact week last year, ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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Ice cream seems like a simple concept. Take some dairy, add some sugar and flavors, and freeze.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 24, 2023
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An international team of researchers has uncovered "unprecedented" snake venom resistance in an unexpected species—the legless amphibians known as caecilians. The research has been published in the International Journal ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2023
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Freshwater turtles are among the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally and in the modern world of highly urbanized wetlands, they fight a constant battle for survival once they leave the safety of their aquatic home ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2023
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It's lightweight, low-cost, almost endlessly customizable, and concerningly ubiquitous: For all its benefits, plastic—and plastic waste—is a big problem. Unlike glass, which is infinitely recyclable, plastic recycling ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 24, 2023
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Peter Belmi, who earned his Ph.D. at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2015, was the first in his family to attend college. Today he's a professor at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. Yet when ...
Economics & Business
Jul 24, 2023
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Motion of the Earth's surface mass, including the atmosphere and oceans as well as hydrology and glacier melting, causes the redistribution of Earth's surface loads, deformation of the solid Earth, and variations in the gravity ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but little is known about the first step of insulin synthesis.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2023
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