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Environment May 16, 2024

Revving up individual's climate action: How our plates and wheels can drive down carbon emissions

As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there is a growing interest in understanding how individual actions can contribute to this goal. The complexity and scale of energy use and carbon ...

Environment May 16, 2024

Study analyzes the environmental sustainability of diets among children and adolescents

Our diet puts a strain on planetary resources. Shifting to a sustainable diet that benefits both our health and that of the planet is therefore assuming increasing importance. Researchers at the University of Bonn have analyzed ...

Plants & Animals May 15, 2024

New research addresses alleged benefits of a vegan diet for dogs

Associations between feeding dogs a vegan diet and owner perceptions of their health are likely to be minimal, according to a new study by the University of Liverpool. The work is published in the journal PLOS ONE.

Ecology May 15, 2024

Rabies outbreaks in Costa Rica cattle linked to deforestation

Deforestation in Costa Rica raises the risk of cattle becoming infected with rabies by vampire bats, finds a new study. Emerging Infectious Diseases published the research by disease ecologists at Emory University.

Cell & Microbiology May 15, 2024

Researchers conduct first-ever study to characterize microbiota in saliva of weaned piglets

Bacteria of the phyla Firmicutes and Proteobacteria, including those of the genus Streptococcus, are the most common microorganisms found in the saliva of swine, which contains a different microbiota from swine feces and ...

Plants & Animals May 15, 2024

Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, study finds

A paper published in the CABI Reviews journal has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators—such as bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies—that are essential for biodiversity conservation, crop ...

Archaeology May 14, 2024

Study reveals the dietary practices of the agropastoral communities of the northeast Iberian Peninsula

Raquel Hernando, a Juan de la Cierva researcher associated with the European project TIED2TEETH, at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), is the lead author of a paper published in the ...

Social Sciences May 14, 2024

Most crime has fallen by 90% in 30 years—so why does the public think it's increased?

Seventy-eight percent of people in England and Wales think that crime has gone up in the last few years, according to the latest survey. But the data on actual crime shows the exact opposite.

Plants & Animals May 14, 2024

Study shows that capuchin monkeys use sticks and stones to dig for food underground

Capuchin monkeys are omnivores whose diet in the wild may include buds, flowers, leaves, seeds, nuts, fruit, and berries; as well as birds, eggs, small mammals, mollusks and arthropods such as insects and spiders.

Ecology May 13, 2024

Small but mighty, plankton are among the most powerful creatures on Earth

If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you might at first think it contains lifeless water. But examine that water under a microscope and you will see your bucket contains a universe of microscopic life, in the ...

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