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Measuring milk's carbon footprint
Every product or service has a "carbon footprint," a measure of the environmental impact of creating or delivering it.
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Half-billion-year-old fossils rewrite the origin story of starfish
Scientists have discovered several 518-million-year-old fossils that reshape understanding of the origins of the animal group containing sta
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Quantitative training overhaul needed in ecology
Ecologists are collecting more data than ever before, but many still lack confidence in the quantitative skills needed to make sense of it,
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Dual findings reveal how to control coherence in plasmonic nanolasers
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have uncovered two complementary mechanisms that govern coherence in miniaturized lasers co
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Mathematician challenges a 2,000-year-old legend about the Parthenon's optical illusions
One of Athens' crowning jewels is the Parthenon, a classical temple on the Acropolis that overlooks the Greek capital. According to legend,
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Double dip: Sampling contaminants of emerging concern two ways improves accuracy
Two are better than one when it comes to sampling methods for tracking the location and timing of toxic chemical contamination in waterways,
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New species of egg-eating snake discovered in Ethiopia's Harenna Forest
A new species of snake that feeds exclusively on birds' eggs has been discovered in the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia, one of the last substant
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Growing up in poverty triples young people's likelihood of becoming NEET
Young people who grow up experiencing persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education, employment or training
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Caffeine pollution could disrupt crustacean defenses against predators
While most people are aware of how plastic, arsenic and various industrial chemicals can pollute bodies of water, the effects of caffeine on
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Microbes can produce adhesive materials from glucose instead of petroleum
KAIST researchers have demonstrated the potential of using microorganisms to produce a bio-based alternative to petroleum-derived materials
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Three questions: Putting nuclear waste into perspective
For decades, one of the major complaints about nuclear power in the United States has been the argument that, after all this time, we still
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Heating mica to 200°C reveals friction independent of sliding speed
Through joint research with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Tokyo, NIMS for the first time experimentally demonstrated fric
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How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA
When you think of viruses, you probably think of flu-like symptoms and quarantines. Humankind has suffered from viral diseases ranging from
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Beach-burrowing beasties may shovel more sand than any other animal on Earth
At just an inch (2.5 centimeters) long, the sand hoppers skipping across California's Isla Vista Beach at dawn don't exactly look like a for
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A 16-minute train delay shows how a solar storm disrupted Victorian technology
A 178-year-old mystery surrounding one of the earliest recorded examples of space weather affecting technology has been solved by an interna
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The Mediterranean is getting warmer and saltier at an ever-faster pace—even thousands of meters below the surface
Across its basins and thousands of meters down, the Mediterranean Sea is getting warmer and saltier. Now, a new study finds it is also doing
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Is pasta a type of noodle? The surprisingly serious debate over two beloved carbs
Certain taxonomic debates resurface time and again.
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Nearly 50 'ghost galaxies' emerge around three hosts, challenging dwarf galaxy counts
Dwarf galaxies—with a mass equal to about a billion suns, but often considerably less—are the most abundant in the universe. However, becaus
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The hidden cost of pressure to be a perfect parent
The pressure to be the perfect parent can be overwhelming, but social media and perceived world threats are causing some to become overprote
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A third of Americans cannot name the three branches of government
Over a third of U.S. adults (35%) cannot name all three branches of the government, and under half can name four of the five rights protecte
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Webb measures extreme gas outflows from distant 'dead' galaxies
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have measured the most powerful gas outflow ever recorded from a "dead" galaxy outside our
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Thousands of the most vulnerable children and young people missing out on mental health support
Some of the most vulnerable children and young people are failing to access mental health support despite having much higher levels of need,
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Sibling interactions are an untapped resource for early engineering education, study suggests
While parents' roles in a child's education are well studied, new research examines the role siblings play in collaborating on educational p
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New breeding approach targets crop rotations, not yield alone
Breeding crops for farming systems rather than yield alone could exploit untapped genetic potential and help farmers cut fertilizer bills.
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