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Education Sep 18, 2020

Strong relationships help kids catch up after 6 months of COVID-19 school closures

Many Canadian children are now returning to their classrooms after schools shut down in March to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Plants & Animals Sep 10, 2020

Cooperative research effort documents northward migration of kelp forests

In a sweeping display of the power of community-based science to capture data spanning the entire West Coast of North America, a team of scientists and countless volunteers from 14 different organizations joined forces to ...

Astronomy Aug 25, 2020

NASA missions explore a 'TIE fighter' active galaxy

Not so long ago, astronomers mapped a galaxy far, far away using radio waves and found it has a strikingly familiar shape. In the process, they discovered the object, called TXS 0128+554, experienced two powerful bouts of ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 20, 2020

Breakthrough for law enforcement to rapidly distinguish hemp vs. controlled marijuana

As hemp-based products experience heightened popularity among consumers, leading forensic scientists collaborate to solve a growing problem for law enforcement, hemp farmers, private citizens and overburdened national labs.

Environment Aug 18, 2020

How tomorrow's sustainability leaders can benefit from past successes and pitfalls

Sustainability science focuses on ways to meet the needs of the present without jeopardizing the future. It's a deep and complex area of research that encompasses many systems, from the environment to economics, and draws ...

Environment Aug 17, 2020

A rush is on to mine the deep seabed, with effects on ocean life that aren't well understood

Mining the ocean floor for submerged minerals is a little-known, experimental industry. But soon it will take place on the deep seabed, which belongs to everyone, according to international law.

Environment Aug 5, 2020

Bay Area coastal flooding triggers regionwide commute disruptions

For decades, the low-lying neighborhoods along the San Francisco Bay have experienced coastal flooding and the subsequent traffic disruptions. But a new computational model by Stanford researchers reveals that, due to the ...

Environment Aug 5, 2020

Protecting Indigenous bush foods and medicines against biopiracy

The use of Indigenous knowledge and resources—including bush foods and bush medicines—is increasingly on-trend. Cosmetics, pharmaceutical giants and large food producers are vying for everything from access to monopoly ...

Education Aug 3, 2020

Kids' mental health can struggle during online school. Here's how teachers are planning ahead.

When her South Carolina high school went online this spring, Maya Green struggled through the same emotions as many of her fellow seniors: She missed her friends. Her online assignments were too easy. She struggled to stay ...

Space Exploration Jul 13, 2020

The UAE's Mars mission seeks to bring Hope to more places than the red planet

On July 14, a new Mars-bound spacecraft will launch from Japan. While several Mars missions are planned to launch over the next month, what makes this different is who's launching it: the United Arab Emirates.

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