Geochemical Methods Help Resolve A Long-Standing Debate In Amber Palaeontology
Ambers are fossilized plant resins that have found wide use in jewelry-making. They are also a major archive for the study of invertebrate evolution. Yet,…
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“I Don’t Want To Take The Perspective Of Minority Group Members”: Instructions Enhance Reactance And Non-Compliance
Blatant prejudice against refugees is on the rise in many Western countries1. Can we reduce prejudicial attitudes and promote empathy toward minority group members? Previous…
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Carbon Benefits Of Managed Forests
Forests have a complicated relationship with carbon and climate. They sequester huge quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, estimated at 10-20 percent of U.S. emissions,…
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Communicative Climate Change: Cloudy With A Chance Of Bullshit
In scientific and political arenas, much attention is given to the issue of climate change. Yet, there is another type of climate change that has also…
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How To Teach An Old Dog New Tricks: Advancing Perovskite Via Anion Doping
Hydrogen can be easily produced through water electrolysis (2H2O → 2H2 + O2), a process that makes use of electricity to break the bonds between constituent elements…
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Marriage Can Protect Against Tribulation
The psyche should also benefit from a bond for life. Researchers have now noticed a certain degree of protection against depression. However, this is by…
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Use And Mortality In Heart Failure Patients
The current study is the first to show that the use of pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) declined from 2005 to 2010 in both heart failure…
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Faster Learning Control Schemes Can Help To Address Cybersecurity Economically
We have many computer “hosts” in our lives, from personal computers to printers to cell phones to smart refrigerators. On these hosts are so-called “vulnerabilities” such…
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Horseshoe Crabs Living Through A Crisis
Horseshoe crabs, or limulids, are some of the strangest of shoreline creatures. There are only four species today, three of them living in shallow waters…
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How Do Living Cells Survive When Skipping A Paycheck?
First, they cut expenses and then recycle hand-me-downs, but how do they know ahead of time that the money is running out? Recent research on…
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The Impact Of Insulin Resistance On The Course Of Bipolar Disorder
Type 2 diabetes is two to three times more prevalent among people with bipolar disorder than among the general population, with over half of all…
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