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Does Ozempic boost fertility? What the science says
Women have taken to social media to report unplanned pregnancies while taking weight-loss and diabetes medications such as Wegovy.Credit: Michelle Gibson/Getty Injectable weight-loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have become household names across the world. But, amongst the buzz surrounding these medicines, reports of a serious side effect soon surfaced. Women described unplanned pregnancies…
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The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Protests are erupting around the globe. Thousands have broken out since October over the Israel–Hamas conflict. Farmers massed this year in Germany, Belgium, India and many other countries in clashes over new rules. And demonstrators last month set fire to the trademark Olympic rings in Paris to protest against the games being held there this…
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The mass public’s science literacy and co-production during the COVID-19 pandemic: empirical evidence from 140 cities in China
Abstract How to prevent and resolve COVID-19 pandemic and similar public health crisis is a significant research topic. Although research on science literacy has been involved in dealing with public health crisis, there is a lack of empirical tests between the mass public’s science literacy and co-production during COVID-19 pandemic. With the empirical evidence from…
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Is science’s dominant funding model broken?
Model PI? Leonardo DiCaprio plays astronomer Randall Mindy, with Jennifer Lawrence as his graduate student Kate Dibiasky, in the disaster satire Don’t Look Up.Credit: Bluegrass Films/Entertainment Pictures/Alamy It’s a well-trodden path for most people who aspire to a career in academic research: you first earn a PhD, then take a succession of fixed-term contract jobs.…
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UK general election: five reasons it matters for science
Labour leader Keir Starmer (left) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak face off in a televised debate.Credit: Jonathan Hordle/ITV via Getty Next week, voters in the United Kingdom will head to the ballot box in a general election that polls predict will result in the Labour party, led by Keir Starmer, winning a comfortable majority over…
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The strategy behind one of the most successful labs in the world
The Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, UK, is a world leader in basic biology research. The lab’s list of breakthroughs is enviable, from the structure of DNA and proteins to genetic sequencing. Since its origins in the late 1940s, the institute — currently with around 700 staff members — has…
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Nature positive economy on the horizon, but businesses struggle to measure impact
Rhododendrons, protected in the Eastern Himalaya, invasive in the UK. David Crosbie/Shutterstock The rise of the ‘nature-positive’ economy By Bryony Cottam The race is on to reverse global biodiversity loss. Global wildlife populations have declined by almost 70 per cent over the last 50 years, natural ecosystems have declined by 47 per cent on average,…
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Why blue animals are so rare in nature
The color blue is a very common favorite color for humans, but it is not seen in plants and animals very often. According to scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia, this is partially because a true blue color or pigment doesn’t really exist in nature. Organisms that appear blue must absorb very small…
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Here’s why blue animals are so rare in nature
The color blue is a very common favorite color for humans, but it is not seen in plants and animals very often. According to scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia, this is partially because a true blue color or pigment doesn’t really exist in nature. Organisms that appear blue must absorb very small…
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‘Teen Rex’ now on display at Denver Museum of Nature and Science
More Videos A juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil that was discovered in the North Dakota badlands is featured at the museum’s new temporary exhibit “Discovering Teen Rex.” Author: 9news.com Published: 4:40 PM MDT June 24, 2024 Updated: 4:40 PM MDT June 24, 2024