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Environment Apr 25, 2024

Solar geoengineering to cool the planet: Is it worth the risks?

When I first wrote about geoengineering in 2012 , it was considered far-fetched at best, and crazy by most. But 12 years later, while there is still controversy and considerable resistance to deploying it, respectable scientists ...

Plants & Animals Apr 23, 2024

Early analysis finds eclipse had noticeable effect on birds

Early results from a study of the April 8 total solar eclipse show a more noticeable effect on bird behavior than during the last eclipse.

Social Sciences Apr 23, 2024

Missing identity options on forms can prompt anger, reduce belonging

Being asked to provide demographic information in official forms such as job applications—but finding one's own identity group missing from demographic options provided—can signal a low likelihood of belonging in a given ...

Plants & Animals Apr 20, 2024

Study uncovers neural mechanisms underlying foraging behavior in freely moving animals

While foraging, animals including humans and monkeys are continuously making decisions about where to search for food and when to move among possible sources of sustenance.

Environment Apr 17, 2024

Plugging the leak on laundry pollution

Joaquim Goes, an ocean biochemist at Columbia Climate School's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, had to look twice when he first saw the tiny strands of fiber floating in a water sample from the Hudson River. An expert in ...

Molecular & Computational biology Apr 17, 2024

A powerful technique for tracking a protein's fleeting shape changes

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a powerful, new technique to generate "movies" of changing protein structures and speeds of up to 50 frames per second.

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2024

Computer model suggests frozen cells could be used to save northern white rhino from extinction

A team of geneticists and computer scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Cornell University and the University of California, Santa Cruz, has created a computer model that shows it should be possible to save ...

Plants & Animals Apr 16, 2024

Cut light pollution and treat glass to help migrating birds, say researchers

Spring bird migration has begun. Under cover of darkness, 2.5–3.5 billion birds will fly northward to their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, now is one of the ...

Social Sciences Apr 16, 2024

Persistent questioning of knowledge takes a toll: New study supports theories that baseless discrediting harms

It can be demoralizing for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt about what they know, a new study shows.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 16, 2024

Research team identifies culprit behind canned wine's rotten egg smell

While it is the fastest growing sector of the wine-packaging market, canned wine faces a few hurdles. It's not considered as elegant as wine in a bottle, and it's not as popular as the formerly maligned "wine bag in a box." ...

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