When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things—including a crucial event that happened while she was still growing inside her own mother's womb. It depends on the quality of the egg cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Humans have been making metal alloys for thousands of years, and most of us can conjure a rough mental image of the process—it involves red-hot molten metals being mixed, poured, and shaped in a sweltering workshop or factory. ...
Analytical Chemistry
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As an education researcher who has studied the economic returns of higher education, I know that college degrees remain cost-effective investments for most students.
Education
Sep 24, 2025
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For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American—a streak that will soon reach 25 ...
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2025
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Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and bigger brains. Via a process called encephalization, human brains evolved to be relatively more ...
Evolution
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The United States military under the Donald Trump administration has sunk three Venezuelan boats that were allegedly ferrying drugs. American officials branded the people on the boats "narcoterrorists."
Political science
Sep 24, 2025
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Almost everyone who has a garden knows what a nuisance slugs can be. They are also one of the most destructive crop pests in the UK. Studies show that yields of many major crops, such as wheat, are severely reduced by their ...
Ecology
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Girls who are dissatisfied with their bodies receive lower grades in physical education in sixth grade, while pupils with strong confidence in their physical abilities perform better. This is shown in a study from the University ...
Social Sciences
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Climate change is a major economic threat. With a new model, economist Andrea Titton shows how climate disasters can disrupt supply chains, how climate tipping points may cost trillions each year, and how international fairness ...
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2025
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Nearly a quarter of the global GDP per capita could be lost by 2100 compared to a "no further warming" baseline, if climate change continues to escalate unchecked, according to a study published in PLOS Climate by Kamiar ...
Environment
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