Climate change could shift the balance
Mosquitos on a person. Credit: Greg Murray / Louis Lambrechts A study reveals that Africa’s low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic …
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Air pollution in India linked to millions of deaths
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that long-term exposure to air pollution contributes to millions of deaths in India. The research, published in The Lancet …
Research reveals barriers to gender equal parental leave in Australia
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study from the Monash Business School has found that fathers and partners still struggle to take up paid parental leave, despite legal changes that …
Pregnant humpback whales’ energy needs increase when fasting during migration
Aerial image of a newborn humpback whale calf off Maui. Credit: Lars Bejder Proper intake of food is essential for pregnant humpback whales to pull off the extreme physical feat …
Nanoscale analysis uncovers method to prevent dental erosion from carbonated drinks
Schematic of the workflow. Credit: Biomaterials Research (2024). DOI: 10.34133/bmr.0103 A Korean research team, which had previously visualized and scientifically proven the harmful effects of carbonated drinks like cola on …
Universal barcodes unlock fast-paced small molecule synthesis
Commonality outlines a roadmap to rapid analysis. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08211-4 The development of molecules to study and treat disease is becoming increasingly burdened by the time and specificity …
Mathematician solves the moving sofa problem
The movement of a moving sofa in the perspective of hallway (top) and sofa (bottom). Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2411.19826 A mathematician at Yonsei University, in Korea, claims to have …
How job ads shape gender and racial segregation in UK workforce
Average marginal effects of labor force gender/racial composition on gender/EDI language in job ads. Linear effects in A) and nonlinear effects in B). Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae526 In …
Teachers lack resources to meet classroom needs, and absences shouldn’t surprise us
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling on a global scale, challenging teachers with a flood of unmanageable demands. These demands have persisted, resulting in an echo-pandemic of …
Religious people are not more generous than atheists—with one exception
Hajdi Moche and Nathalie Hallin. Credit: Linköping University Religious believers are no more generous than atheists—at least as long as they don’t know what the recipient believes in. Finding this …