The largest documented wildfire burning through tundra in southwest Alaska was within miles of two Alaska Native villages, prompting officials Friday to urge residents to prepare for possible evacuation.
Environment
Jun 11, 2022
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New research has demonstrated for the first time the widely discussed but poorly documented link between job quality, working conditions and mental health for women in UK workplaces.
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2022
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Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days. But the discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility this month left the city looking for answers to questions that ...
Environment
May 29, 2022
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For the first time, an entirely new class of super-reactive chemical compounds has been discovered under atmospheric conditions. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in close collaboration with international colleagues, ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 26, 2022
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An AIDS-like virus plaguing Australia's koala population is leaving them more vulnerable to chlamydia and other threatening health conditions, University of Queensland research has found.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2022
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Giraffes have the highest blood pressure of all mammals—up to 300/200, more than double that of a typical human. But pregnant giraffes don't suffer from pre-eclampsia, a dangerous disorder caused by hypertension.
Evolution
May 20, 2022
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Plants release chemical distress signals when under attack from chewing insects. These "911 calls," as entomologist Esther Ngumbi refers to them, alert other bugs that dinner or a nice place to lay their eggs is available ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2022
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"Going home" is a classic metaphor for exiting prison. But most people exiting prison in Australia either expect to be homeless, or don't know where they will be staying when released.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2022
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When Dr. Patel cares for babies born at her nursery, she coaches parents on how they can protect their newborns from climate change-driven health threats, like extreme heat and smoke.
Social Sciences
May 2, 2022
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Race and gender are major factors why taxi and ride-hail drivers are "Spent Behind the Wheel," write Women and Gender Studies Professors Julietta Hua and Kasturi Ray
Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2022
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