Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals in a graduate student's study of ocean microplastics. The presence of polymer particles and fibers in these animals suggests ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2023
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White sand beaches. Crystalline waters. Toxic smoke plumes wafting across a paradise clogged with plastic trash.
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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Like its viral cousins, a somewhat parasitic DNA sequence called a retrotransposon has been found borrowing the cell's own machinery to achieve its goals.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2023
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What people say they've eaten and what they've actually eaten are often two very different lists of foods. But a new technique using DNA barcoding to identify the plant matter in human feces may get at the truth, improving ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2023
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Warmer temperatures are known to make more turtle eggs become female hatchlings, but new research out of Duke University shows that those females also have a higher capacity for egg production, even before their sex is set.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 23, 2023
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Everyone knows that burning coal causes air pollution that is harmful to the climate and human health. But the ash left over can often be harmful as well.
Environment
Jun 6, 2023
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ChatGPT has been a topic of great discussion in academia, particularly about how to prevent its unauthorized use in classes. However, students can benefit from understanding how to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Economics & Business
May 26, 2023
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A team of researchers at Duke University and their collaborators have uncovered the atomic mechanisms that make a class of compounds called argyrodites attractive candidates for both solid-state battery electrolytes and thermoelectric ...
Materials Science
May 22, 2023
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Scientists are often trained to seek out the absolute best solution to a given problem. On a chalk board, this might look something like drawing a graph to find a function's minimum or maximum point. When designing a turbojet ...
Evolution
May 18, 2023
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Decades of research show that experiencing traumatic things as a child—such as having an alcoholic parent or growing up in a tumultuous home—puts you at risk for poorer health and survival later in life.
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2023
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