Fiber-optic cables line the coasts of the continents and crisscross the oceans, carrying signals that are…
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Country of origin, race, politics influence gun violence attitude, poll finds
Attitudes about gun violence and firearm policies are influenced by race more than age, and opinions…
'Regenerative agriculture' is all the rage—but it's not going to fix our food system, says researcher
Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage across the globe. Soils have deteriorated…
Scientists streamline a widely used chemical reaction, creating new manufacturing opportunities
A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa has developed an innovative technique to manufacture…
Can lions coexist with cattle in Africa?
Protecting lions and the interests of cattle producers in Kenya is a difficult balancing act. In…
The impact of thermal drawdown-induced alterations in rock thermal properties on heat recovery
Geothermal energy, found in subsurface hot dry rocks, is a viable option instead of fossil fuels.…
Re‐examining the underground connections between trees
Fungal networks interconnecting trees in a forest is a key factor that determines the nature of…
Fossil pollen helps us understand changes in Asia´s ecosystem over the last 12,000 years
By using a unique set of data researchers at the University of Bergen show that vegetation…
People of color are so used to discrimination in stores they don't always notice bad customer service, finds research
People from underrepresented ethnic and racial groups tend to rate poor customer service less negatively than…
LISA will be a remarkable gravitational-wave observatory, but there's a way to make it 100 times more powerful
The first-time detection of Gravitational Waves (GW) by researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)…