Spreading the seeds of Indigenous knowledge
Indigenous wisdom and modern science are helping to bring a highly nutritious seed to the world's attention.
Indigenous wisdom and modern science are helping to bring a highly nutritious seed to the world's attention.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2019
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Climate change is reorganizing the life in our oceans in a big way: as waters warm, cold-loving species, from plankton to fish, leave the area and warm water species become more successful. So say an international group of ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2019
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A new report analyzing decades of public opinion surveys reveals that the public's trust in scientists has remained stable and high over decades.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2019
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The climate crisis threatens to dramatically alter people's relationships with the land on which they rely. Meanwhile, many climate solutions are themselves land-intensive: solar and wind energy, carbon dioxide sequestration, ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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D. Tyler McQuade, Ph.D., a professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering, is principal investigator of a multi-university project seeking to use artificial intelligence to help scientists come up ...
Materials Science
Sep 12, 2019
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Cell to cell communication plays an important role in coordinating the function of biological systems. Three-dimensional (3-D) spheroids (cell aggregates) allow biologists to explore cellular communication during tissue development ...
They traveled to central Illinois from Manitoba, Mexico City, Nova Scotia and 18 U.S. states, bringing expertise in a variety of fields, including anthropology, biomedical engineering, ethics, health and environmental policy, ...
Biotechnology
Aug 20, 2019
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When Jaime Yazzie began planning her research for her forestry thesis, her adviser asked her what species of trees she wanted to save. They would use a computer simulation to measure the effects of a warming, drying environment, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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A new expert review highlights the opportunities and methodological challenges at this critical juncture in the growth of the field of metagenomics. With important implications and applications in clinical medicine, public ...
Biotechnology
Jul 15, 2019
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Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a 'social network' of ground-based instruments, according to a new study from the University of Warwick.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2019
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