#Climate change may cause extreme waves in Arctic

“#Climate change may cause extreme waves in Arctic” A wave washing up on the Inuvialuit hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada’s Northwest Territories during an August 2019 storm. Credit: Weronika Murray Extreme ocean surface waves with a devastating impact on coastal communities and infrastructure in the Arctic may become larger due to climate change, according to…

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#The cosmic commute towards star and planet formation

“#The cosmic commute towards star and planet formation” isualisation of the observed velocity flows in the spiral galaxy NGC 4321, measured using the radio emission of the molecular gas (carbon monoxide): along the vertical axis, this image shows the velocities of the gas, while the horizontal axis represents the spatial extent of the galaxy. The…

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#Research reveals regulatory features of maize genome during early reproductive development

“#Research reveals regulatory features of maize genome during early reproductive development” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Growth and development of all organisms depends on coordinated regulation of gene expression in time and space, and this is largely controlled by non-coding sequences in the genome. A major challenge in genomics-enabled crop improvement is functional annotation of cis-regulatory…

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#COVID-related discrimination disproportionately impacts racial minorities

“#COVID-related discrimination disproportionately impacts racial minorities” Credit: University of Southern California Discrimination by someone who perceives you to be infected with coronavirus is an experience nearly a quarter of all U.S. residents have in common—particularly racial minorities. Since the beginning of the pandemic, one in three Black, Asian and Latino people have experienced at least…

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#Interplay of impact, moral goals influences charitable giving to different causes

“#Interplay of impact, moral goals influences charitable giving to different causes” With the rise of globalization, geographic borders are becoming less relevant for making charitable donations, which means nonprofits and charities can make more effective pitches to donors by emphasizing higher-level concepts such as morality and idealistic values, said Carlos Torelli, a professor of business…

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#Evidence for rapid growth of ‘orthodox’ Anglican churches in sub Saharan Africa questioned

“#Evidence for rapid growth of ‘orthodox’ Anglican churches in sub Saharan Africa questioned” New research published by an Aberdeen academic has drawn into question claims that churches in the global south have experienced a growth in new converts as a result of their ‘orthodoxy’, particularly when it comes to the LGBTQ movement. Andrew McKinnon, a…

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