Study considers ways to increase accessibility for all wildlife enthusiasts
One in three birders experiences accessibility challenges to participation in birding, according to Virginia Tech researchers Emily Sinkular and Ashley Dayer.
One in three birders experiences accessibility challenges to participation in birding, according to Virginia Tech researchers Emily Sinkular and Ashley Dayer.
Ecology
Mar 26, 2024
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A study from West Virginia University engineers demonstrates that people's completion of monotonous assembly tasks improves when doing those tasks involves playing a game.
Economics & Business
Mar 25, 2024
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A product used to control pest slugs on farms in multiple countries is deadly to least one type of native woodland snail endemic to the Pacific Northwest, according to scientists who say more study is needed before the product ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2024
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As the nation braces itself for another pivotal presidential election year, the spotlight on gun control intensifies—one of America's most contentious issues. Shedding light on this debate, new research by Dr. Michael Nelson, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2024
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A NASA-funded commercial space station, Blue Origin's Orbital Reef, recently completed testing milestones for its critical life support system as part of the agency's efforts for new destinations in low Earth orbit.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2024
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Topological solitons can be found in many places and at many different length scales. For example, they take the form of kinks in coiled telephone cords and large molecules such as proteins. At a very different scale, a black ...
General Physics
Mar 20, 2024
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Meeting the growing food demand is a significant challenge, exacerbated by weed-induced crop production constraints. Conventional weed management methods, such as herbicides, have inadvertently fostered the emergence of resistant ...
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2024
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Prof. Cui Linsong's research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), cooperating with Prof. Samuel D. Stranks' team from the University of Cambridge, devised a novel strategy to enhance the performance ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 15, 2024
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Dairy cows receive a huge amount of care during their lives on a farm, but procedures, especially restraining during procedures, can be stressful for some animals. Positive reinforcement training—or training with a reward ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2024
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Scent training could make pet dogs better behaved, suggests a study by Aberystwyth University academics published in Animals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2024
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