An absence of women scientists in U.K. exam board specifications for science could be a factor in the disproportionate number of girls dropping STEM subjects at 16 and contribute to the gender gap in STEM careers, new research ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2026
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Why has the yeast Candida auris become a dangerous pathogen worldwide in just a few years? This question is on the minds of many researchers. Carla Schuh and Chaitanya Gokhale from the Biocentre at the University of Würzburg ...
Evolution
Oct 21, 2026
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Systemic changes are needed across the entire agri-food supply chain to address the global impact of conflict and climate change on food shortages, writes an expert in The BMJ's climate issue.
Agriculture
Oct 21, 2026
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Ahead of the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP31) meeting in Antalya, Turkiye, held in Nov. 2026, an expert writing in The BMJ's climate issue argues that accurate data on greenhouse gas emissions during armed conflict ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2026
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Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change and may cost us our security, warn experts in The BMJ's climate issue. In the first article, Neta Crawford at the University of St Andrews says the view that ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2026
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Scientists from the Quantum Technologies Group at the Institute of Physics Zagreb, in collaboration with a colleague from the Physics Department at the Faculty of Science (PMF), have experimentally demonstrated for the first ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 21, 2026
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Most plants do not gather nutrients from the soil entirely on their own. Many form partnerships with microscopic fungi that grow inside their roots and extend into the surrounding soil. These partnerships, known as arbuscular ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 21, 2026
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When Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) urged Montrealers to limit outdoor activity during Canada's worst wildfire smoke episodes, the city's travel patterns shifted—but far less than public health officials might ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2026
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In a study published in Advanced Optical Materials, researchers at Vilnius University (VU) demonstrated perovskite-based laser structures that maintained stable performance over more than 400 million pulses. Their findings ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 21, 2026
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The 19th-century pastoralist Thomas Austin was homesick. He yearned for the pastimes of his home in England—especially rabbit hunting. He asked his family to send him some rabbits.
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2026
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