Science
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It's been 30 years since Dolly the sheep was born—where is cloning technology now?
When Dolly the sheep—the first cloned mammal—was born 30 years ago, she became one of the most famous animals in science history. Her arrival sparked prediction...
Another success for Hayabusa 2 as it completes a flyby of asteroid Torifune
Hayabusa 2's primary mission is now well in the past. JAXA's asteroid-sampling spacecraft rendezvoused with asteroid Ryugu in June 2018. It studied the asteroid...
JWST's 'overmassive' early black holes may not be so massive after all
Astronomers studying a population of unusually X-ray-silent and overmassive black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope have found that they may no...
Robin study suggests fleeing isn't necessarily wildlife's first response to wildfire smoke
Research by Oregon State University biologists suggests that toxic air stemming from wildfires won't necessarily prompt animals to flee in search of better brea...
Study examines Miami-Dade County resilience plans
A University of Miami study has developed a new approach to evaluate how multiple climate resilience plans work together—or fail to do so—in addressing the grow...
Social media influencers who match racial, ethnic identity of their audiences have a bigger—and unhealthy—impact
Food marketers increasingly use people for paid promotions who share the racial and ethnic identities of their target audiences because such "identity congruenc...
Is the decline of newspapers taking the pressure off of corporate social responsibility programs? Research says 'yes'
Local newspapers have long played a quiet but powerful role in corporate accountability: They scrutinize company behavior and give public visibility to good cor...
Hotter, drier weather could double water bills in some US cities, study finds
Hotter, drier weather threatens to double water bills by midcentury in some cities, according to a Stanford-led study. The research, published in Nature Sustain...
UK museums at 'sharp end' of climate change challenge
As visitors peered at skeletons and preserved animals in a London zoological museum during a UK heat wave, staff focused on a different attraction: a computer s...
How foreign direct investments affect employment and income in rural areas of the US
Federal trade and industrial policies have triggered a new wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with some companies committing billions...
How climate change affects interactions between owls and their prey
A study published in Ecography has assessed how climate change may be destabilizing interactions between predators and prey in the wild—specifically, how owl–pr...
Global warming, increasing wildfire risk threaten viability of some California winery regions
The U.S. is the fourth-largest wine-producing country by output volume, and approximately 80% of its production occurs in California. Ever since the 19th centur...