#How much fluorine is too much fluorine?

“#How much fluorine is too much fluorine?” Dairy cows grazing clover/ryegrass pasture on a Massey University production farm. Credit: James Hanly For most of us, our closest encounter with the element fluorine is likely to be our toothpaste or a municipal water supply with added fluoride. But excess fluorine can be a problem. For example,…

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#Emoji reveal whiteness as driver of technology

“#Emoji reveal whiteness as driver of technology” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Even though they may seem benign ways to communicate emotions in text conversations, emoji reveal technology is shaped by cultural ideologies about race, according to research from the University of Alabama. The study about the inclusion of skin-tone modifiers in emoji sets found emoji…

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#Detecting bird flu before it’s ready to take off

“#Detecting bird flu before it’s ready to take off” WCVM adjunct professor Dr. Chelsea Himsworth (DVM) and her research team have developed a genomics technique for detecting avian influenza virus in wetland sediment. Credit: Delaney Schofer Known as “bird flu,” avian influenza is transmitted from wild ducks to chickens and other domestic birds. While the…

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#Insights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs

“#Insights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs” A dinosaur-like reptile leaves muddy footprints along the shoreline of a lake during a rainstorm some 234 million years ago in northwestern Argentina. Credit: Jorge Gonzalez/NHMU The Triassic Period, about 252 to 201 million years ago, was a time of volatile change, particularly during an interval known…

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