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Strategic tree planting could help Canada become carbon neutral by mid-century
A new study finds that Canada could remove at least five times its annual carbon emissions with strategic planting of more than six million trees along the nort...
Imaging the Wigner crystal state in a new type of quantum material
In some solid materials under specific conditions, mutual Coulomb interactions shape electrons into many-body correlated states, such as Wigner crystals, which...
Earliest hand-held wooden tools found in Greece date back 430,000 years
An international team has discovered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools used by humans. A study jointly led by Professor Katerina Harvati from the Sencke...
Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope
The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare...
Shark bites linked to rainfall, runoff and shifting coastal ecosystems
When I see a great white shark, I am in awe of the enigmatic, powerful apex predator. My life has been dedicated to trying to know everything about sharks and i...
Multi-agent AI and robots automate materials discovery in closed-loop lab system
Traditional processes used to discover new materials are complex, time-consuming, and costly, often requiring years of sustained effort. Recent advances in larg...
First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer achieved in Western Australia
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the fight against the invasive polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), Euwallacea fornicatus in Western Australia. Researc...
More than half of transgender youth live in states with restrictive laws or policies
A report published today by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law shows that 53% of transgender youth between the ages of 13 and 17 in the U.S.—approxima...
Conveying the concept of blue carbon in Japanese media: New study provides insights
Blue carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the marine and vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, salt marshes, and seagrass mea...
Tanzania is losing fertile land to soil erosion: What's happening and what can be done
Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion—soil erosion caused by flowing water—is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads...
Truth hurts: Prosocial liars perceived as more moral, study finds
While most of us value honesty, we consider those who skew reality to avoid hurting others to be more moral. Despite that, we prefer to hear the harsh truth whe...
Q&A: How researchers and communities build mutually beneficial work
Community-engaged research often raises questions about who benefits from academic work and how knowledge moves between universities and the people most affecte...