A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, definitively spilling the oft-repeated idea that eight, 8-ounce glasses meet the human ...
Other
Nov 25, 2022
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Mosquitoes can extend their lives by months by halting their growth and reproduction, allowing them to weather harsh conditions.
Evolution
Oct 11, 2022
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The gray whale is the focus of research projects anticipating its eventual return to European waters after an absence of a half-millennium.
Plants & Animals
Oct 6, 2022
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The shortages of water resources and unsustainable water resource management are more prominent in arid and semi-arid areas. The mismatch between water supply schemes and the characteristics of root water uptake leads to ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2022
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An isotope of a chemical element contains the same number of protons in the center of its atom, but when compared to another atom, the number of neutrons is different. Regarding water, some hydrogen and oxygen atoms within ...
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2022
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A new study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present—but 304 million years ago. Within about 300,000 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels doubled, oceans became ...
Earth Sciences
May 2, 2022
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Tracing the regional origin of everything from milk to invasive bugs is now possible thanks to a University of Otago project.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2022
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Minamata, a British film released in 2021, is based on the true story of an American photographer documenting how the citizens of Minamata, Japan, became ill due to the industrial discharge dumped into the river by a Japanese ...
Environment
Mar 18, 2022
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Using a novel analytical technique developed at KI, the team of scientists led by Roman Zubarev found in seal bones twice as much deuterium as in sea water; extra deuterium cannot come from seals' diet.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2022
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As global climate continues to change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten regions all over the world, accurate weather forecasting is becoming more important than ever.
Environment
Sep 14, 2021
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