Women working as STEM instructors are more likely than men in the same profession to disclose to their undergraduate students identities which could carry stigma, such as depression or growing up in a low-income household. ...
Education
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English serves as a convenient, common language for science. However, this practice poses insurmountable barriers to those whose first language is not English—the majority of people around the world.
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2023
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Portable chemical imaging technology can reveal hidden details in ancient Egyptian paintings, according to a study published July 12, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Philippe Martinez of Sorbonne University, France ...
Archaeology
Jul 13, 2023
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Ice Age saber-tooth cats and dire wolves experienced a high incidence of bone disease in their joints, according to a study published July 12, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Hugo Schmökel of Evidensia Academy, ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 13, 2023
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A new mathematical model of UK cat populations suggests that neutering of cats that belong to people not only affects the population dynamics of owned cats, but also affects feral, stray, and shelter subpopulations. Jenni ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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The ability of crops to withstand heat is critical to our food system's resilience to climate change. A study published in the open access journal PLOS Genetics by Aaron Kusmec at Iowa State University; Ames, Iowa, United ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 6, 2023
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Farmland birds have a positive impact on woody crops but are more likely to negatively impact the yield of herbaceous crops, according to a study published in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Cheng Huang from Sun Yat-sen ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2023
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The profile of scent compounds from a person's hand can be used to predict their sex, according to a new study led by Kenneth Furton of Florida International University, and published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Biochemistry
Jul 5, 2023
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When asked to draw their local wildlife, 401 UK schoolchildren aged seven to 11 most commonly drew mammals and birds, while amphibians and reptiles appeared in the fewest drawings, suggesting imbalances in children's ecological ...
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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Stone tools bear microscopic evidence of ancient plant technology, according to a study published June 30, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Hermine Xhauflair of the University of the Philippines Diliman and colleagues.
Archaeology
Jun 30, 2023
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