The Pliocene epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago, was a consequential time in Earth's history. The Isthmus of Panama formed, connecting North and South America, and the accumulation of ice at the ...
Earth Sciences
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A new study, conducted on wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, provides evidence that the gestures used by male chimpanzees from four neighboring communities during copulation requests ...
Plants & Animals
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Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low over the waves of a fjord, before noticing the tiny shadow of a seabird far below and realizing what ...
Earth Sciences
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They are used in cleaning our drinking water, treating sewage, processing foods and keeping pharmaceuticals safe—membranes are a crucial part of everyday life.
Polymers
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The Super Bowl is one of the world's most significant single-day sporting events.
Social Sciences
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National strategies for storing carbon dioxide (CO2) could have the unintended consequence of making global inequalities even wider, according to new research.
Environment
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How hot was it yesterday? Did those storms keep you awake? What's happening with the fires? Have you seen how much rain is falling up North?
Environment
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Last year, a study led by planetary scientist Richard Cartwright at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, proposed that deposits of carbon dioxide ice and other carbon-bearing molecules on ...
Planetary Sciences
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Governments often use bans to protect wildlife that's most threatened by trade. However, in our recent study we ask the question: could banning wildlife trade in one threatened species increase the trade in other threatened ...
Ecology
Feb 4, 2025
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Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has become rampant among students in higher education.
Education
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