Experts see pros and cons to allowing cellphones in class
Students around the world are being separated from their phones.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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News tagged with human environment
Changing landscapes alter 'disease-scapes': Study
A new study has highlighted how and when changes to the environment result in animal-borne disease thresholds being breeched, allowing for a better understanding and increased capacity to predict the risk ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2023
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Microbes can create a more peaceful world: Scientists issue call to action
Microorganisms should be 'weaponized' to stave off conflicts across the globe, according to a team of eminent microbiologists.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 10, 2023
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Too little is known, and done, to tackle rising risks of plastic waste in our seas, warn scientists
As millions of tons a year of microplastic waste mounts in marine environments, Flinders University scientists warn the ramifications to wildlife, food webs and human health are still little understood.
Environment
Mar 7, 2023
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Researchers print high-performance microcone-array flexible piezoelectric acoustic sensor
According to the data of the World Health Organization, about 430 million people worldwide suffer from hearing loss due to cochlear damage, and the improvement of hearing mainly depends on cochlear implants. However, traditional ...
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2023
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How fish evolved to walk
When you think about human evolution, there's a good chance you're imagining chimpanzees exploring ancient forests or early humans daubing wooly mammoths on to cave walls. But we humans, along with bears, lizards, hummingbirds ...
Evolution
Mar 3, 2023
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Neanderthal genes may have helped early humans adapt to differences in Eurasian daylight hours
A team of epidemiologists and geneticists from Vanderbilt University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California has found evidence that suggests modern humans mating with Neanderthals may have gained ...
Dog puppies spontaneously match human actions, while kittens and wolf pups don't
According to a new study published in Scientific Reports puppies—but not kittens and wolf pups—tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when they are not rewarded with food (or toys). The researchers of the Department ...
Evolution
Feb 16, 2023
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Study offers new approach to conduct large-scale protection assessments of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
A new study offers a science-based method to assess protection levels in marine protected areas (MPAs) when information on regulated human activities is limited. The study, recently published in the journal Marine Policy, ...
Ecology
Feb 2, 2023
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Plants as biomonitors of heavy metals
There are many sources of heavy metal pollutants, including vehicle exhausts, various industries, mines, thermal plants, and other combustion processes, and even volcanic activity. The presence of heavy metals in the environment ...
Environment
Jan 13, 2023
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