Child sexual abuse is uncomfortable to think about, much less talk about. The idea of an adult engaging in sexual behaviors with a child feels sickening. It's easiest to believe that it rarely happens, and when it does, that ...
Social Sciences
May 27, 2024
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A North Carolina aquarium that said it had a pregnant stingray with no male companion now says the fish has a rare reproductive disease.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2024
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Research led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has led to a new tool for forecasting coral disease that could help conservationists step in at the right times with key interventions. ...
Ecology
May 31, 2024
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Plants face various environmental pressures, including biotic stressors like pathogens and abiotic stressors such as extreme temperatures. Among biotic stressors, Pseudomonas syringae significantly threatens plant health ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 7, 2024
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Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday.
Environment
Jun 19, 2024
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it sent shock waves across global supply chains. But manufacturers and other businesses weren't the only ones hit hard: local and international aid organizations, tasked with providing humanitarian ...
Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2024
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a silk-based, ultrathin membrane that can be used in organ-on-a-chip models to better mimic the natural environment of cells and tissues within the body. When used in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2024
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Sweetpotato black rot is a devastating disease caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fimbriata. Since the late 1800s, black rot of sweetpotato has threatened to destroy as much as 30% of the sweetpotato crop in the United States. ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2024
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A new study has revealed alarming gaps in the implementation of conservation interventions for thousands of the world's most threatened species.
Ecology
Jun 5, 2024
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Using experiments with COVID-19 related queries, Cornell sociology and information science researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click on accurate information.
Social Sciences
May 30, 2024
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