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Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment reveals an incremental association between natural diversity and mental wellbeing
Abstract Using smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment, this study investigated an association between natural diversity on mental wellbeing. A sample of 1,998 participants completed 41,448 assessments between April 2018 and September 2023. Environments which included a larger range of natural features, such as trees, plants and birdlife (high natural diversity) were associated with greater mental wellbeing…
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Union County’s Wild Earth Fest Event at Trailside Nature & Science Center on April 28th
The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents and visitors of all ages to celebrate wildlife and learn about environmental conservation at Wild Earth Fest, hosted by the Trailside Nature and Science Center on Sunday, April 28, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., rain or shine. Trailside is located in Union County’s scenic 2,000-plus…
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Improving microbial phylogeny with citizen science within a mass-market video game
Abstract Citizen science video games are designed primarily for users already inclined to contribute to science, which severely limits their accessibility for an estimated community of 3 billion gamers worldwide. We created Borderlands Science (BLS), a citizen science activity that is seamlessly integrated within a popular commercial video game played by tens of millions of…
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Revealed: the ten research papers that policy documents cite most
Policymakers often work behind closed doors — but the documents they produce offer clues about the research that influences them.Credit: Stefan Rousseau/Getty When David Autor co-wrote a paper on how computerization affects job skill demands more than 20 years ago, a journal took 18 months to consider it — only to reject it after review.…
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Turkish scientists become guardians of nature in Antarctica
Turkish scientists have become guardians of South Pole creatures, who are significantly affected by the consequences of global climate change, by adhering to regulations in their studies in Antarctica, thus preserving life connected to the White Continent and its oceans. The researchers, who are participating in the 8th National Antarctic Science Expedition, sent under the…
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Leveraging epidemic network models towards wildfire resilience
Wildfires have increased in frequency and intensity due to climate change and have had severe impacts on the built environment worldwide. Moving forward, models should take inspiration from epidemic network modeling to predict damage to individual buildings and understand the impact of different mitigations on the community vulnerability in a network setting. This is a…
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Corvallis Science & Nature: AI, Going Electric, and a Wildflower Walk
We have another full schedule of science-related events this week, with a world-class forum on artificial intelligence, a sneak peak at new electric vehicle models, a webinar on Marys Peak ecology, a wildflower walk, and the premiere of a new movie about environmental journalism. Thursday: Marys Peak Webinar Marys Peak is the highest point in…
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When nature met science
The day after the solar eclipse in the American continent, I felt both saddened and angered that my enthusiasm for the event was mocked, even rudely, by known and unknown individuals, mainly on social media. They saw it differently than I did, which gave them the opportunity for confrontation – a word I’ve come to…
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Nature Climate Change
Losing meteorites Most of the meteorites in today’s collections have been found in Antarctica, making it a key region for planetary science. Writing in this issue, Tollenaar, Zekollari and colleagues show that surface melt due to climate change can lead to substantial portions of current meteorites sinking into the ice, leaving bare blue ice areas…
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River Bend Nature Center to hold Sip N’ Science for tornado anniversary
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – River Bend Nature Center will be holding its upcoming Sip N’ Science event in honor of the 45th anniversary of the Terrible Tuesday Tornado. The Sip N’ Science event will be held on Friday, April 12 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 p.m., two days following the anniversary. People who attend…