In capitalist societies, resources are primarily directed at solving problems, and one of the biggest hurdles facing space development is its ability to directly solve the problems of the majority of humanity back on Earth. ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2023
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"As people age, they become more conservative" is a well worn political aphorism. It is cited frequently in discussions and research about generational politics. It's been deployed in various ways in the popular discourse—a ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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US president Joe Biden is clearly frustrated about the focus on his age. In mid-December last year he reportedly vented to allies, saying: "You think I don't know how fucking old I am?" But, as attention turns to the 2024 ...
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2023
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Global warming is leading to longer growing seasons worldwide, with many plants growing earlier in spring and continuing longer in autumn thanks to warmer temperatures. Now, however, plant ecologists at the University of ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2022
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As biology is progressing into a digital age, it is creating new opportunities for discovery.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 15, 2022
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Two renewable resources—cellulose from wood pulp and chitin from the shells of crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans—are known to industrial chemists for their potential for creating highly versatile nanocrystals, useful ...
Materials Science
Oct 5, 2022
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Thanks to high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), it is possible to construct single-cell transcriptomic atlases at the organic level. For example, cell atlases for vertebrate and invertebrate systems have ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 5, 2022
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Most of us think about getting older from time to time, noticing how the years slip by and counting the gray hairs. Some of us even try and fight back, rubbing anti-aging creams into our cheeks and turning to ideas like fasting.
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2022
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How does systemic ageism affect our society? A coroner's inquest into COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes in Québec recently heard that ageism was a contributing factor.
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2021
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As soon as a head of broccoli is harvested, an internal freshness clock starts counting down. Eventually, that crisp, green broccoli crown wilts and yellows.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2021
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