Michigan school shooting shows how violence can transition from online threats to real-world tragedy
The warning signs were there.
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2021
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Why it's time to make ecocide a crime, for the sake of its victims
In November, the world's first global citizens' assembly—made up of 100 people chosen by lottery from around the world—declared its recommended responses to the climate crisis at the UN climate conference COP26. Among ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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Protein region on COVID's viral spike senses temperature, drives seasonal mutation patterns
Not to pile on, but winter is coming and the COVID-19 pandemic is about to get worse. Not necessarily because of omicron—scientists are still working that one out—but because there's more evidence than ever that COVID-19 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2021
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Stem-cell breakthrough could preserve diverse livestock breeds
When Vimal Selvaraj's uncle first imported Holstein semen to start his dairy farm in India in the early 1990s, he was hailed as a revolutionary on the cutting edge of agriculture. His first generation of cattle crosses between ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2021
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Catalyst technology converts methane greenhouse gas into useful, valuable chemicals
Methane, which produces more warming than other greenhouse gasses and is the subject of newly announced U.S. emission restrictions, is hard to break down and keep out of the atmosphere.
Materials Science
Dec 8, 2021
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Liquid marbles: how this tiny, emerging technology could solve carbon capture and storage problems
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been touted, again and again, as one of the critical technologies that could help Australia reach its climate targets, and features heavily in the federal government's plan for net-zero ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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Opinion: All fossil fuel advertisements should be banned
I think we should ban all fossil fuel advertisements, plain and simple. I know it sounds extreme, but it's imperative for the future of our planet.
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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How Hydra animals regenerate their own heads
A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution maps out for the first time how Hydra, which are a group of small aquatic animals, can regenerate their own heads by changing the way that their genes are regulated, known as epigenetics.
Evolution
Dec 8, 2021
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Sustainable Christmas trees: an ecologist's buying guide
If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you are planning to decorate a tree (or have already). But how do you make an informed and environment-friendly choice? Environmental impact is a complex question for any product, and ...
Ecology
Dec 8, 2021
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What China's plans to decarbonize its economy mean for Canada's energy exports
One of the surprises to come out of COP26 was the U.S.-China joint declaration on enhancing climate action through the 2020s. Although the declaration lacked details, it offers a positive sign of progress toward curbing global ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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