Today, the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 individuals surviving in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. To ensure survival of the threatened species, ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2021
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Business researchers at the University of Arkansas and colleagues at the University of South Carolina have launched a major project examining Walmart's 7-year-old sustainability effort. Although intended as a teaching tool, ...
Economics & Business
Dec 18, 2012
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It took seven editors and 26 authors nine years to compile the first ever Reptile Atlas for all reptiles found in the southern tip of Africa. This huge collaborative effort resulted in the 485-page Atlas and Red List of the ...
Ecology
Jun 9, 2014
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In an era where social media platforms have become battlegrounds for information integrity, a new study sheds light on the mechanics of disinformation spread and offers innovative solutions to counteract it.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2024
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A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is the first to document what coral genes are doing in response to a disease that is rapidly killing corals ...
Ecology
Jul 6, 2021
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The 2022 baby formula crisis highlighted the precarious balance between regulation, competition and safety, according to a recent study published last month.
Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2024
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The rare genetic disease cystinosis is caused by mutations in the gene for a protein called cystinosin. A team of scientists has now solved the structure of cystinosin and determined how mutations interfere with its normal ...
Biochemistry
Sep 15, 2022
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A research team has uncovered the dynamics of bright-dark exciton transition in anatase TiO2. Their findings have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Condensed Matter
Jan 15, 2024
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Plants harness energy from sunlight and carbon dioxide through a process called photosynthesis which supports the generation of carbohydrates, proteins, and oils that are stored in seeds—like a kernel of corn, a soybean, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2023
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In an increasingly connected world it helps to engage with other cultures without prejudice or assumption. This is true in engineering as it is in any other field, but UTokyo researchers reveal shortcomings in how intercultural ...
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2019
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