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We Can’t Address the Climate Crisis Without Nature
At a climate summit this fall, Bill Gates sparked controversy by dismissing tree planting as a climate crisis solution, calling it “complete nonsense.” To many, this may seem shocking. But the real issue stems from the misconception that ecosystem restoration is the same as mass ‘tree planting’. If you are like so many children who…
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Study: 70% of bacteria found in nature resistant to antibiotics
As much as 60-70% of the bacteria found in nature are resistant to antibiotics in Bangladesh, according to a study. The comprehensive study conducted by the Microbiology Department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) revealed the alarming trends in antibiotic resistance among bacteria in natural environments. The findings, presented at a seminar titled “One Health Assessment of…
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Technology facilitates ‘breakthrough age’ in citizen science
Lindy Orwin pulls a long-horned beetle in a petri dish out of her handbag and plonks it on the table in front of me. Clipped to my phone is one essential tool in the citizen scientist’s armoury – a macro lens which costs less than $30, but which is powerful enough to reveal the insect’s…
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10 ways the climate crisis and nature loss are linked
Nature loss and the climate crisis are locked in a vicious cycle. These two issues are separate yet inextricably linked. As the climate crisis escalates, natural habitats are being destroyed. This in turn exacerbates the climate crisis and loss of wildlife. Here are 10 ways the two issues are connected: 1 Wildfires destroy ecosystems Uncontrollable…
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Adorable, bizarre and outright stunning: The 25 best Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice images
Want to see a troublemaking penguin? What about a startling starling murmuration? A curious lion cub? A very very sleepy polar bear? Well, you, dear reader, have lucked out. All of the above appear in the shortlist for the Natural History Museum’s annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice awards. But which picture is…
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England to get new national park as part of nature plan
By Claire Marshall and Malcolm PriorBBC News rural affairs team BBC/Malcolm Prior Dartmoor National Park is one of ten existing parks in England in line for a share of £15m funding England will get a new national park as part of a government set of “nature pledges” to give greater access and protection to the…
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The Akron Legal News
Login | November 29, 2023 Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself SARAH EDDYFlorida International UniversityPublished: November 29, 2023 (THE CONVERSATION) Across the U.S., legislators are debating how and when sex and gender should be discussed in the classroom and beyond. Specifically, these bills…
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A dynamic and collaborative database for morphogeometric information of trilobites
Abstract Modern morphometric-based approaches provide valuable metrics to quantify and understand macroevolutionary and macroecological patterns and processes. Here we describe TriloMorph, an openly accessible database for morpho-geometric information of trilobites, together with a landmark acquisition protocol. In addition to morphological traits, the database contains contextual data on chronostratigraphic age, geographic location, taxonomic information and lithology…
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‘Disruptive’ science more likely from teams who work in the same place
Research teams spread across long distances are less likely to achieve ‘disruptive’ discoveries than those based in one place.Credit: Gabriel Pevide/Getty Working in remote teams can hurt innovation, according to a study1 that suggests that researchers based at the same site make more breakthrough discoveries. Remote collaborators can benefit from greater collective knowledge, the research…
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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Director Speaks about Creativity and the Multiverse
By Rose Chen ’26 On Thursday, Nov. 16, students gathered at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies for a conversation between film director Daniel Kwan and Professor of Religion, Philosophy, Science in Society, and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Dean of the Social Sciences Mary-Jane Rubenstein. Kwan, having previously directed music video “Turn…