Substantial global cost of climate inaction
Traditionally, estimates of how climate change will affect global economies have focused on the effects of annual temperature changes. However,...
New study examines influence of social media on televised debate viewing
Anyone who regularly watches news or sports has likely noticed the steady creep of content competing for screen space, whether...
Novel robotic training program reduces physician errors placing central lines
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — More than five million central lines are placed in patients who need prolonged drug delivery, such...
Virtual-dimension increase of EMG signals for prosthetic hands gesture recognition
The electromyographic(EMG) signal is the bioelectrical current generated during muscle contraction. It can be transmitted as an input signal to...
Marine plankton behaviour could predict future marine extinctions, study finds
Marine communities migrated to Antarctica during the Earth’s warmest period in 66 million years long before a mass-extinction event.Credit: Tracy...
Storks fly with a little help from their friends
With long legs and large wings, the white stork is a prominent star of the pageant that is animal migration....
Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra
The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study...
Astronomers uncover methane emission on a cold brown dwarf
Using new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered methane emission on a brown dwarf, an unexpected...
Amazon butterflies show how new species can evolve from hybridization
If evolution was originally depicted as a tree, with different species branching off as new blooms, then new research shows...
GIST scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world
According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, February 2024 was the warmest February ever recorded globally. However, North America, Asia, and...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies