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Earth Sciences Jun 3, 2024

Scientists call for conservation of Amazon's unseen water cycle

Beyond the rainforests, scientists are zeroing in on changes occurring to a natural water cycle that could forever alter the Amazon.

Environment Jun 3, 2024

Centering relationships between people and place: A critical step towards improving science's contributions to society

Slowing down the pace may not be common in academia, but it could lead to better science to support our planet through the current climate, biodiversity and social justice crises. This is one approach suggested by a diverse ...

Social Sciences Jun 3, 2024

European best-practice recommendations for investigative interviews with children

The European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) has launched a white paper with science-based recommendations for how to conduct investigative interviews with children in legal settings.

Earth Sciences May 31, 2024

Scientists make gains in mystery of missing snow

A major field project high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains has enabled scientists to produce the most comprehensive examination to date of how snow sublimates in a mountain environment.

Earth Sciences May 31, 2024

Mountain building linked to major extinction event half a billion years ago

As life on Earth rapidly expanded a little over 500 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion, Earth had tectonic plates slowly crashing into each other, building mountains and starting a series of unfortunate events ...

Bio & Medicine May 31, 2024

A nanomaterial one-two punch quickly heals wounds in diabetic animal model

Wounds that are superficial for some can be life-threatening for others. With diabetic wounds, healing can be slow, particularly in the feet, increasing the tissue's susceptibility to infection. Foot ulcers and other diabetic ...

Environment May 30, 2024

Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men—just one way climate change is gendered

When we think of climate and environmental issues such as climate-linked disasters or biodiversity loss, we don't tend to think about gender. At first glance, it may seem irrelevant.

Quantum Physics May 29, 2024

Research team shows theoretical quantum speedup with the quantum approximate optimization algorithm

In a new paper in Science Advances, researchers at JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Quantinuum have demonstrated clear evidence of a quantum algorithmic speedup for the ...

Archaeology May 29, 2024

Researcher uses satellite imagery to investigate ancient urbanism in eastern Africa

At the U of A's Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, Wolfgang Alders, a National Science Foundation SBE Postdoctoral Fellow, is using satellite imagery and archaeological methods to better understand the origins of urban ...

Molecular & Computational biology May 29, 2024

Scientists identify gene that could lead to resilient 'pixie' corn

A widely found gene in plants has been newly identified as a key transporter of a hormone that influences the size of corn. The discovery offers plant breeders a new tool to develop desirable dwarf varieties that could enhance ...

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