Artists, entrepreneurs transform cicadas from 'ick' to 'in demand' while building community
Cicadas seem to be everywhere these days.
Ecology
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New vestiges of the first life on Earth discovered in Saudi Arabia
Stromatolites are the earliest geological record of life on Earth. These curious biotic structures are made of algae carpets growing toward the light and precipitating carbonates. After their first appearance 3.48 Ga ago, ...
Earth Sciences
May 31, 2024
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Novel virus identified in zebrafish from the pet trade causes disease in laboratory fish
Zebrafish in the pet trade are asymptomatic carriers of previously undescribed microbes, including a novel virus that causes hemorrhaging in infected laboratory fish, Marlen Rice from the University of Utah, US, and colleagues ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 30, 2024
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Sulfur molecules from space may have seeded early life on Earth
Important nutrients for the first living organisms on Earth may have come from space, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Astrobiology
May 30, 2024
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The threat posed by climate change: Study shows among over-40-year-olds, parents worry just as much as non-parents
Future generations will suffer increasingly more from the consequences of climate change than we do today. Presumably, older people with children will be more worried about climate change than those of the same age without ...
Environment
May 29, 2024
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Study finds women are vulnerable in post-war peace processes
Post-war peace processes are a dangerous period for women. Many are forced to live close to men who committed serious abuse during the war or are expected to testify in various types of truth commissions, which can be both ...
Social Sciences
May 29, 2024
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Study shows VR can help teachers better distribute their gaze
Teachers need to know their material, but they must also keep their students engaged and interested. Part of that involves making eye contact with their students—all of them.
Education
May 29, 2024
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Scientists uncover a multibillion-year epic written into the chemistry of life
The origin of life on Earth has long been a mystery that has eluded scientists. A key question is how much of the history of life on Earth is lost to time. It is quite common for a single species to "phase out" using a biochemical ...
Biochemistry
May 28, 2024
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Could Martian atmospheric samples teach us more about the red planet than surface samples?
NASA is actively working to return surface samples from Mars in the next few years, which they hope will help us better understand whether ancient life once existed on the red planet's surface billions of years ago. But what ...
Astrobiology
May 27, 2024
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Big brands are 'failing to curb plastic sachet use'
Small plastic sachets commonly used in low- and middle-income countries must be phased out and packaging reuse systems promoted, urge campaigners and waste pickers, as new analysis reveals major corporations have failed to ...
Environment
May 24, 2024
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