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How an unlikely amphibian survived its judgment day
An international team of researchers has uncovered “unprecedented” snake venom resistance in an unexpected species—the legless…
New research suggests ways to improve underpass design for freshwater turtles
Freshwater turtles are among the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally and in the modern world…
Advancing chemical recycling of waste plastics: A computational approach for predicting product distributions
It’s lightweight, low-cost, almost endlessly customizable, and concerningly ubiquitous: For all its benefits, plastic—and plastic waste—is…
Do first-gen college grads face bias in the job market?
Peter Belmi, who earned his Ph.D. at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2015, was the…
Space geodetic observations help reveal variations in Earth's surface loads
Motion of the Earth’s surface mass, including the atmosphere and oceans as well as hydrology and…
JWST observations find water for the first time in the inner disk around a young star with giant planets
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the MPIA-led MINDS research collaboration discovered water in the inner…
Study improves understanding of how bacteria benefit plant growth
Plants form alliances with microbes in the soil in which they grow. Legumes, for example, benefit…
Revealing the biology of insulin production
The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but…
Risk of forced labor is widespread in US food supply, study finds
Eliminating forced labor is a vital starting point for creating a just and sustainable food supply,…