A new study has revealed worrying levels of fiberglass in oysters and mussels. This marks the first time fiberglass or glass reinforced plastic (GRP) particles have been found entering the food chain and raises urgent environmental and health concerns. A new study has revealed worrying levels of fiberglass in oysters and mussels. This marks the first…
A new study questions the coherence of the circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, as researchers show that the Gulf Stream exists, but variations off the coast of Florida do not necessarily reach Norway. A new study questions the coherence of the circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, as researchers show that the Gulf Stream exists,…
An amphibian hailing from a lineage thought to be extinct 40 million years prior to its existence is making researchers reconsider the history and role of stem tetrapods. An amphibian hailing from a lineage thought to be extinct 40 million years prior to its existence is making researchers reconsider the history and role of stem tetrapods. The…
Four recent Supreme Court decisions will together make it much harder for the federal government to take action on climate change Four recent Supreme Court decisions will together make it much harder for the federal government to take action on climate change Scientific American Content: Global
Humans finally achieved controlled flight on another planet for the first time just a few years ago. Ingenuity, the helicopter NASA sent to Mars, performed that difficult task admirably. It is now taking a well-deserved rest until some intrepid human explorer someday comes by to pick it up and hopefully put it in a museum…
Nine hundred years ago, the Cahokia Mounds settlement just across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis bustled with roughly 50,000 people in the metropolitan area, making it one of the largest communities in the world. By 1400, however, the once-popular site was practically deserted, a mass departure that remains shrouded in mystery. Nine hundred years…
Mangroves are crucial for biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and coastal protection but face threats from climate change and human activities. Traditional monitoring methods fall short in accurately capturing their complex features. Mangroves are crucial for biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and coastal protection but face threats from climate change and human activities. Traditional monitoring methods fall short…
These famous archaeological sites sit atop structures that were almost lost to history. These famous archaeological sites sit atop structures that were almost lost to history. The Sciences All Articles | Discover Magazine
Owning cryptocurrency may be associated with certain personality and demographic characteristics as well as a reliance on alternative or fringe social media sources, according to a study published July 3, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Shane Littrell from the University of Toronto, Canada, along with colleagues from the University of Miami, U.S.. Owning…
A new study done in more than 14,000 ninth graders in Germany has revealed that students experience grading bias based on their gender, body size, ethnicity and parental socio-economic status. These negative biases stack on each other, meaning that students with multiple intersectional identities get significantly lower grades than their peers regardless of their true…