Jackdaws don't console traumatized mates
Male jackdaws don't stick around to console their mate after a traumatic experience, new research shows.
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Fungi embrace fundamental economic theory as they engage in trading
When you think about trade and market relationships, you might think about brokers yelling at each other on the floor of a stock exchange on Wall Street. But it seems one of the basic functions of a free market is quietly ...
Ecology
Jun 29, 2021
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Use of police force still breaking down across racial and ethnic lines, says study
UTSA criminology and criminal justice professors Michael R. Smith and Rob Tillyer working in collaboration with University of Cincinnati Professor Robin Engel examined racial and ethnic disparities in the use of force by ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2021
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To understand the future of hurricanes, look to the past
The historic 2020 hurricane season, with its record-breaking 30 tropical storms and hurricanes, left in its wake hundreds of deaths in the United States, tens of billions of dollars in damages, and one important question: ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2021
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10 years later: How Syrian refugee-led supply networks improve quality of life
Basic needs of disaster- and conflict-impacted refugees are often met by humanitarian relief goods and services, and until now little was known about how refugees create economic livelihood beyond immediate relief.
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2021
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A 50% rise in carbon dioxide level could reduce rainfall in the Amazon more than deforestation
A 50% rise in the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere could reduce rainfall in the Amazon as much as or even more than substitution of the entire forest by pasture. The rise in CO2 would reduce the amount of water ...
Environment
Jun 29, 2021
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Paving the way to artificial photosynthesis: Effect of doping on the photocatalyst SrTiO3
For many years, researchers have been focused on developing technologies that can help us fight the imminent climate change crisis. They have one goal in common: Finding sustainable energy sources that can replace the environmentally ...
Materials Science
Jun 29, 2021
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Musk set to invest up to $30 billion in Starlink
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said Tuesday he plans to invest up to 30 billion dollars to develop his ambitious Starlink satellite internet service.
Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2021
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Learning setbacks coming into focus with new testing results
The scores from the first U.S. standardized tests taken during the pandemic are offering an early glimpse of just how far students have fallen behind, with some states reporting that the turbulent year has reversed years ...
Education
Jun 29, 2021
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Researchers investigate whether exposure to vaporized THC might mellow lobsters bound for the cooking pot
This lobster tale begins a few years ago when the proprietor of a northeastern seafood restaurant publicly asserted that exposing lobsters to a little cannabis prior to cooking produced notable changes in their behavior and ...
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Jun 29, 2021
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