Scientific literature has considered human population trends as "slow," with fertility and mortality driving long term changes that are fully appreciable in generation-long periods, but the current exodus from war-ridden ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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We all know about the greenhouse effect, but how many of us actually understand it?
Materials Science
Apr 20, 2023
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An old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an unprecedented public good. The old tradition is the willingness of scientists and scholars to publish the fruits of their research in scholarly journals ...
Other
Oct 26, 2016
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Chemistry is helping us figure out how life got started on Earth and is giving us molecules to look for on other planets. In this episode of Reactions, we break down what "life" is and how likely we are to find it out in ...
Other
Mar 8, 2021
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Recently, the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE)—the peak professional body for Australian English teachers—published a special issue of the journal English in Australia entitled "Love in English." ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2019
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Many city surfaces are coated with a layer of soot, pollutants, metals, organic compounds and other molecules known as "urban grime." Chemical reactions that occur in this complex milieu can affect air and water quality. ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2020
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New words and phrases like "flatten the curve," "social distancing," and "stop the spread" have entered our pandemic lexicon at a dramatic rate. To make sense of the changes, Penn Today spoke with linguist Andrea Beltrama, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2020
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These enzymes are of use to bacteria in two very different ways: to obtain food and to protect them from your body's immune system. Dr. Fatemeh Askarian at NMBU has discovered that these enzymes promote the ability of multi-drug ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2021
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The chemistry world has been excited about the possibility of buckyballs, graphene and carbon nanotubes for decades.
Materials Science
Sep 6, 2022
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Agricultural Research Service ecologist Jason Karl is creating new options for helping researchers to conduct literature searches that go beyond using traditional search terms such as keywords or authors. With the help of ...
Other
Oct 31, 2014
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