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Arctic peatlands are expanding as temperatures continue to rise, new research confirms
The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet, with average temperatures increasing by about 4°C in the last four decades. A new study, led by the Un...
Psychosocial safety pressures across Australian universities
A landmark report from Adelaide University is providing the most comprehensive picture to date of psychosocial safety across Australia's higher education sector...
New study assesses potential dust control options for Great Salt Lake
A new collaborative study, led by University of Utah Professor of atmospheric sciences Kevin Perry, provides policymakers, agency leaders, and the public with t...
Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms
Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each...
Why phage contamination is hard to kill, and how charged nanoparticles could help
Bacteriophages are viruses that can kill bacteria through highly specific interactions. While this property can be beneficial in selected applications, bacterio...
Researchers develop high-resolution daily atmospheric CO₂ dataset for China
Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Chongqing University of Posts and Teleco...
The war after the war: How violence is passed down through generations
From Gaza to Ukraine and from Sudan to Myanmar, war rages across the globe, exacting its gravest toll on those least implicated in the violence: children. Today...
Swarms of AI bots can sway people's beliefs, threatening democracy
In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the platform's data, my colleagues and I looked...
Researchers identify key genes controlling rice tiller angle
Rice tiller angle is an important trait affecting population structure, light utilization, planting density, and yield potential. Although several genes affecti...
How children's play with everyday objects can encourage skills needed for STEM success
Parents looking to support their children's learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) will find no shortage of branded STEM sets, subs...
Rare Red Rock sunflower at high risk of extinction, petition argues
About 3 million people visit Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas every year, but few have noticed the tiny yellow sunflower that has called it home for centuri...
Protecting vertebrates from biodiversity loss: Study identifies priority threats
The most effective conservation strategies for protecting vertebrates on a global scale are those aimed at mitigating the effects of overexploitation, habitat l...