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Human urine could help tackle global fertilizer and wastewater challenges, study finds
Human urine—often flushed away without thought—could be key to making agriculture and wastewater treatment more sustainable and energy efficient, according to n...
New model for understanding antisemitism can serve as framework, guide for developing interventions
In a new study, researchers introduce the dual threat model of antisemitism, which highlights the central role of perceived Jewish power in fueling antisemitism...
The 'ungrateful lungfish': Study focuses on sustainable food sources for very hungry ancient fish
Like a naughty pet Labrador, the Australian lungfish has little restraint when it comes to food. "We had 360 sqm of aquatic plants growing inside enclosures; bu...
No great equalizer: Young laborers were hit hardest by early modern plague
A multidisciplinary archaeological team has examined plague burials from a 17th-century monastery turned hospital in Basel, Switzerland, shedding light on how s...
Contaminants, including ink, detected in meteorites suggest sample preparation needs improving
The IBeA group of the EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing new measures to safeguard the purity of extraterrestrial samples. Several contaminants,...
Ancient graves and DNA uncover family bonds that went beyond genetics
You probably have a member of your family that you're not related to by blood—a step-parent, an adopted cousin, your mom's best friend who you grew up calling y...
Information from starquakes provides theoretical evidence for 'fossilized' magnetism in stars
For the first time, new theoretical models, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, connect the magnetism at the surface of long-dead stellar remnants (white dwa...
When the boss burns out, the whole team loses energy, trust and performance
The well-being of a supervisor is reflected through supervisor-subordinate relationships in employee motivation and performance, and consequently, in the compan...
Free online lipid network aims to unite researchers and speed collaboration worldwide
Lipid research investigates the structure, function and metabolism of fats, covering their roles in industrial processes, the environment and health. Emerging r...
Predictably unpredictable: Building resilient crops for a changing world
An unusually mild winter followed by a wet spring made last year one of the worst in a decade for Pennsylvania soybean growers. It wasn't the soybeans that were...
New research exposes the deadly exploitation of migrant fishers in poorly regulated waters
Isolated on a Taiwanese fishing vessel, eight days from the nearest landmass, 22-year-old Indonesian fisherman Sugiama was found dead in his bunk in 2019. His d...
Envisioning just futures: Framework can make distributive justice explicit in global emission scenarios
Rising living costs, energy insecurity, widening inequality, and escalating climate impacts are fueling discussions on fairness and justice in climate policy. Y...