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Agriculture drives more than 90% of tropical deforestation
A new study published September 8 in Science finds that between 90 and 99% of all…
Surprise finding suggests 'water worlds' are more common than we thought
Water is the one thing all life on Earth needs, and the cycle of rain to…
The origins of donkey domestication
The donkey has shaped the history of humankind, both as a source of power for farm…
To scar or not to scar when resisting tapeworms: That is the (evolutionary) question
Lugging around a tapeworm that’s one third your body weight can be a real drag. So…
Gender inequities in mentoring may disproportionately affect women researchers
A new analysis of mentoring relationships in academic research finds that gender inequities in the resources…
Ecological tipping point: 5+ El Nino events per century controls coastal biotic communities
The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon most famous for the El Niño…
Modern humans generate more brain neurons than Neandertals
The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers.…
Chiral quasi bound states in the continuum for a high-purity circularly polarized light source
An ultracompact circularly polarized light source is a crucial component for the applications of classical and…
Researchers reveal stratospheric air intrusion process
Long-term monitoring of radionuclides transported with through the atmosphere can help to reveal atmospheric dynamics. The…