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Plants & Animals Mar 18, 2024

Eyes open and toes out of water: How a giant water bug reached the island of Cyprus

The island of Cyprus, although considered a hotspot for biodiversity in the Mediterranean, is more famous for its beautiful sunny coasts than for its insect fauna. Nevertheless, some visitors of its highly populated beaches, ...

Economics & Business Feb 28, 2024

Economic sanctions can have a major impact on the neighbors of a target nation, research finds

After Ukraine was invaded in February 2022, countries and major corporations around the world quickly responded by trying to inflict financial pain on Russia through economic sanctions.

Earth Sciences Feb 15, 2024

Earthquake fatality measure offers new way to estimate impact on countries

A new measure that compares earthquake-related fatalities to a country's population size concludes that Ecuador, Lebanon, Haiti, Turkmenistan, Iran and Portugal have experienced the greatest impact from fatalities in the ...

Education Feb 9, 2024

Researcher: The war in Gaza is wiping out Palestine's education and knowledge systems

Gaza's education system has suffered significantly since Israel's bombardment and assault on the strip began. Last month, Israel blew up Gaza's last standing university, Al-Israa University.

Economics & Business Feb 5, 2024

How the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted the global wheat market

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused an immediate disruption in the global wheat market, with serious implications for food prices and global food security. Wheat is a staple commodity in many countries and ...

Social Sciences Jan 16, 2024

Non-sectarian parties improve democracy and social stability, study says

Non-sectarian political parties help to make divided societies more stable and improve the quality of the democratic process, a new study says.

Economics & Business Jan 15, 2024

Efforts to bring trade standards to Paraguay's Ciudad del Este just make it harder for residents to survive

Paraguay's Ciudad del Este is a busy South American contraband hub where scrappy Paraguayan vendors and Brazilian traders mix with businessmen from places as far away as Lebanon and South Korea. This hive of activity moves ...

Evolution Dec 4, 2023

Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too

Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on December 4 have found the earliest-known fossil mosquito in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. What's more, the well-preserved insects are two males of the same species ...

Earth Sciences Dec 1, 2023

Health is finally a priority at COP28. Will it spur faster climate action?

Arianne Teherani has a loud, clear message for the negotiators at COP28: "Climate change is undermining human health, fundamentally, all over the world, right now."

Education Nov 16, 2023

Undergraduate's writing program demonstrates the power of storytelling in STEM

Elea Abisamra published her first book in fifth grade. Before she became a Virginia Tech College of Science student majoring in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, Abisamra's grade school years were focused on her love ...

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