The idea that science can be wrong—science denialism—isn't new. As this New York Academy of Sciences infographic shows, it goes way back—Brazilian riots against vaccines in 1904; the link between cancer and coal ignored ...
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2023
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New research published in Biology Letters on March 22 shows how tiny Antarctic life, which have lived on the continent since it was part of a forested Gondwana, have been able to survive as ice sheets have expanded and contracted ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2023
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Research in languages other than English is critically important for biodiversity conservation and is shockingly under-utilized globally, according to an international research team.
Environment
Mar 17, 2023
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In a world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across the globe, a Monash University study has found that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2023
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Most animals alive today are ectothermic, or cold-blooded, which means that they are at the mercy of their environment when it comes to regulating their body temperature.
Plants & Animals
Mar 3, 2023
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The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)—an astronomical interferometer of 66 telescopes in northern Chile, captured an exquisite image of the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star known as Elias 2-24—but scientists ...
Astronomy
Feb 14, 2023
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A world-first study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fueled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their energy from hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2023
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A Monash University study has found that removing a single, essential, dietary amino acid provides tolerance to chemicals such as nicotine.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 14, 2022
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Almost all volcanic rocks come from the Earth's upper mantle (or lava).
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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A new international study led by Monash University biologists has found that behavior influences the success of an invasive species.
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2022
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