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Veterinary medicine 17 hours ago

Effective data management plays vital role for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs

Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing valuable resources such as meat, milk, and wool. However, insufficient ...

Ecology 20 hours ago

Crowdsourced data provides accurate biodiversity picture to aid conservation efforts

Data collected by people recording wildlife on their smartphones could improve biodiversity monitoring and help to prevent global nature loss, according to a new study.

Space Exploration 20 hours ago

Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here's what to know

Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse on April 8. When they do, safety is key.

Social Sciences 21 hours ago

Performing arts under threat from future global shocks unless lessons are learned from pandemic

Live performing arts are facing an existential threat from a range of potential global shocks unless there is significant and sustained investment in resilience planning, according to a new international study.

Environment 22 hours ago

More investment needed for climate science in Africa to improve weather forecasting and save lives

Africa needs long-term investment in scientific infrastructure and science careers to allow the continent to adapt to climate change and its effect on weather systems.

Social Sciences 22 hours ago

English dominates scientific research—here's how we can fix it, and why it matters

It is often remarked that Spanish should be more widely spoken or understood in the scientific community given its number of speakers around the world, a figure the Instituto Cervantes places at almost 600 million.

Earth Sciences Mar 26, 2024

How much difference can one degree of warming make?

A vicious cycle of warming temperatures and reduced snowpack in northern forests is more severe than climate models have shown and could lead to increased fire risk and permanent damage to ecosystems.

Social Sciences Mar 26, 2024

Research finds upsides for local governments that look to employ chatbots

Queensland University of Technology researchers have homed in on AI-powered chatbots in the local government sector to look at their benefits and risks, what they are used for and why, and how users view them.

Social Sciences Mar 26, 2024

Do food and drink preferences influence migration flows?

When people migrate, many factors play a role in their choice of destination: How well do you speak the new country's language? Do you already have family or a community there? Do the country's values and norms match your ...

Paleontology & Fossils Mar 26, 2024

In paleontology, correct names are keys to accurate study

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history.

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