Science
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Saharan dust carries desert bacteria across the Atlantic to Amazon rainforest
Viewed under a microscope, the air above the Amazon rainforest teems with activity. It is full of pollen, fungal spores, tiny plant particles and bacteria. Norm...
Children need to learn to swim for academic and social milestones, rather than just fitness, research suggests
With family budgets stretched ever tighter, swimming lessons can be one of the first expenses to be cut back—but with research showing swimming helps children n...
Struggling with your career? This psychological intervention may help
Job loss and career uncertainty can take a toll that extends well beyond the workplace. New research suggests that a psychological intervention based on the pri...
Amino acid boosts last-resort antibiotic's effectiveness
Worldwide, antibiotic resistance is associated with millions of deaths every year, and the World Health Organization warns that the number of resistant infectio...
Children bear the brunt of climate change, warns new report
Climate change is posing an increasing threat to the health and well-being of children and young people in Australia and New Zealand, with rising exposure to he...
Smaller ants devote more of their resting energy budget to their brains
The energy required for brains of different sizes to function could play a role in how different species evolved over time. While the energetic costs of brains...
Q&A: Are polls trustworthy?
In the final stretch to the midterm elections, polls have come out tracking candidates' likelihood of victory at the local, state and federal levels. According...
As ancient oceans warmed, carbon export and fish productivity surged
Ocean fish stocks have been increasingly exploited over time, and remote sensing shows they have declined in the open ocean over the last three decades, particu...
Why the WHO must declare climate change a public health emergency
Across the world, people have felt the impacts of climate change firsthand. The Northern Hemisphere has had another record-breaking summer season of heat and ex...
End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates
A new study has found that in U.S. counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltre...
Optimistic climate futures for local communities in the UK imagined in a new report
A new report co-authored by researchers from the University of York and WWF highlights how local communities across the U.K. imagine positive, sustainable, and...
How the Indian Ocean is linked to Europe's early-winter rain and storms
When we think about Europe's winter weather, the Indian Ocean is probably not the first place we look. We might picture Atlantic storms, cold air arriving from...