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Algorithm finds that thousands of artificial levees are missing from US database
Over the past 300 years, humans have dramatically altered rivers through mining, draining, dredging, levee construction,…
Scientists make breakthrough in understanding serotonin receptors
Serotonin (5-HT) is one of the main neurotransmitters in the human central nervous system and peripheral…
Experiment settles long time debate about evolution—in E. coli, at least
A pair of researchers at Michigan State University has conducted an experiment with Escherichia coli bacteria…
Heatwave grips France and Spain as temps set to rise
A punishing heatwave broke a string of records in France and Britain on Friday as Spain…
Exciting light emission and measuring temperature with ultrasound
If mechanoluminescent materials are subjected to external mechanical stress, they emit visible or invisible light. Such…
Strip searches are ineffective, unnecessary and target racialized Canadians
With the Toronto Police Service’s release of race-based data on strip searches as part of its…
Researchers discover 'hotspots' of three-layered alternatively rotating circulation in South China Sea
A research team led by Prof. Gan Jianping, director of the Center for Ocean Research Hong…
After years of COVID, fires and floods, kids' well-being now depends on better support
Every student in every school in Australia has experienced unprecedented disruptions to their schooling over the…
How to prepare for a hyperactive hurricane season
It could be a busy hurricane season in the Atlantic this year. Between June 1 and…