Groundwater heavy metal pollution in arid oasis regions has attracted widespread attention because of its toxicity,…
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Should we really believe scientific facts will last forever when history is full of revolutions in thinking?
Astronomers once believed the sun revolved around the Earth. In the 19th century, scientists thought the…
Burst mining dam in South Africa: What must be done to prevent another disaster
Jagersfontien, a small town in the middle of South Africa with over a century of mining…
Three ways companies change their products to hide inflation
Consumer price inflation in the U.K. slowed for the first time in nearly a year in…
Why it's not anti-environmental to be in favor of economic growth
In the midst of today’s cost of living crisis, many people who are critical of the…
As alarming as test scores are, reality for US students is probably worse
Declines in reading and math scores among U.S. 9-year-olds during the pandemic were not just dramatic…
Posh Spice sounds posher, but changing your working-class accent isn't a ticket out of discrimination
Accentism—discriminating against someone because of their accent—has a long history in the U.K., where the way…
The medicine of ants: Rescue and treatment of injured individuals
The African Matabele ant (Megaponera analis) lives dangerously when hunting able-bodied termites. However, the animals do…
No-till management may reduce nitrous oxide gas release, fight climate change
Scientists have long known that no-till farming reduces erosion and lessens water and nutrient runoff from…
The Bioteque: A computational tool to harmonize biological knowledge
The rapid development of the different disciplines in the fields of biological and biomedical research (such…