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Risks of competing discourses of scientific responsibility in global ocean futures
Abstract Accelerated innovation in climate-impacted oceans is outpacing standards of scientific responsibility. Standards of responsibility are critical because they shape research agendas, funding flows, scientific practice, and how innovations are regulated. Here, we examine responsibility debates among 243 marine scientists and end-users proposing, trialling and/or implementing 76 innovations for climate-impacted oceans. We identify three distinct…
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River Bend Nature Center to host ‘Mad Science Mayhem’ event
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – River Bend Nature Center is hosting another series of the Nature Tots program called “Mad Science Mayhem”. On Saturday, Sept. 28th, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. attendees will be able to read science stories, make slime, and explore elephant toothpaste. This program is for ages 2-6 and is included…
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Visitors get to the root of teeth anatomy at Glasgow Science Centre
Visitors at Glasgow Science Centre will now be able to get their teeth into a new ‘hands-on’ endodontics exhibit, designed in collaboration with the British Endodontic Society (BES) and the University of Glasgow Dental School. © JohnFScott/iStock Unreleased/Getty Launched this September, the exhibition, ‘At the Root of It’, will teach visitors about the anatomy of…
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‘Afraid to talk’: researchers fear the end for science in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks at a march in early August following a disputed election the month before.Credit: Maxwell Briceno/Reuters As President Nicolás Maduro continues a crackdown on his political opposition, researchers in Venezuela are increasingly considering leaving the country. His government has detained more than 1,600 people, including students and professors, since the National…
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science outdoor play area a favorite among kids
DENVER (KDVR) — It’s like all of Colorado’s eight ecosystems in one location, throw in some slides, and you have the new Nature Play exhibit in Denver’s City Park. The play area sits on four and a half acres just outside the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. After 18 months of construction worth almost…
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6 handy nature apps to enhance your hikes
I used to believe that the last thing I wanted to do on a hike was pull out my phone. That’s one of the reasons I love hiking in Angeles National Forest. I know the exact corner on Highway 2 where I lose reception. Newsletter You are reading The Wild newsletter Sign up to get…
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Study Shows How a Woman’s Brain Reorganizes during Pregnancy
Reuters 14:18 JST, September 26, 2024 WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Pregnancy triggers vast changes in a woman’s body — hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary and more. And, as a new study reveals, the brain undergoes major changes too, some fleeting and others more enduring. Researchers said on Sept. 16 they have for the first time mapped the…
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Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes
A woman with type 1 diabetes started producing insulin (blue) after a stem cell transplant.Credit: Lennart Nilsson, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, TT/Science Photo Library A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells1. She is the first person with the…
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Bright compact ultrabroadband source by orthogonal laser-sustained plasma
Abstract Laser-sustained plasma (LSP) source featuring high brightness and broadband spectral coverage is found to be powerful in various fields of scientific and industrial applications. However, the fundamental limit of low conversion efficiency constrains the system compactness and widespread applications of such broadband light sources. In this paper, we propose an innovative orthogonal LSP to…
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Researchers in Hungary raise fears of brain drain after ‘body blow’ EU funding suspension
Demonstrators in Hungary protest against the reorganization of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2019.Credit: Szilard Koszticsak/AP/Alamy Researchers in Hungary worry that the country could be facing brain drain in science, after the European Union suspended funding for research projects at some universities. In December 2022, the Council of the European Union, a group of…
