Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams are the world’s dominant river ecosystem, yet monitoring and management typically…
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The hidden cost of the AI boom: Social and environmental exploitation
Mainstream conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominated by a few key concerns, such as…
7 everyday ways to foster children's math and literacy skills to avoid 'summer slide' learning loss
The summer is a great time for children to play, relax and socialize with friends. It…
Research team develops biosensor that could lead to quick and inexpensive test for osteoporosis risk
As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact. …
Why and when gender diversity in middle management gives companies a competitive advantage
The conversation around the scarcity of women in leadership positions often focuses on the C-suite, but…
Net diversification rate mainly drives species richness disparity in tropical terrestrial orchids
Species richness is not only spatially heterogeneous along latitudes, but also among hyperdiverse tropical floras. However,…
How retailers can alter customer behavior to encourage more sustainable returns
Back-to-school sales are underway, and people across the country will be shopping online to fill up…
Researchers investigate 'lipid raft' phenomenon on nanocarbon surfaces
A research team from the Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science at the Toyohashi University…
New study reveals NASA's Roman could find 400 Earth-mass rogue planets
New research by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets—worlds that drift…
Carbon pricing disproportionately harms the elderly: Study
As the human population ages, carbon pricing policies may disproportionately harm low-income seniors, according to a…