#First completely remote at-sea science expedition in Australia’s coral sea marine park

“#First completely remote at-sea science expedition in Australia’s coral sea marine park” A striking image of Hollardia goslinei. This is a species of deepwater spike fishes native to Hawaii. ROV footage of this species occurring in Australia puts it very far away from its known ‘home’ range. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute Scientists working remotely with…

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#Selling something? Tap into consumer arrogance

“#Selling something? Tap into consumer arrogance” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Deny it you might, but even modest consumers brag about their purchases every once in a while. But can marketers leverage our tendency to brag about our buys to market products or services more successfully? A new study from Michigan State University published in Journal…

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#Confrontation may reduce white prejudices, study finds

“#Confrontation may reduce white prejudices, study finds” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Confronting a white person who makes a racist or sexist statement can make them reflect on their words and avoid making biased statements about race or gender in the future, Rutgers researchers find. The study, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science,…

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#Universal right to health could inspire people, organizations to make real change

“#Universal right to health could inspire people, organizations to make real change” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Acknowledging health as a universal human right could galvanize people and organizations to make major improvements in health worldwide, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. “In the U.S., few people think…

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#’Quantitative easing’ program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?

“#’Quantitative easing’ program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?” A newly-published study co-authored by MIT professor Christopher Palmer shows that quantitative easing helped consumers substantially during the last big economic downturn. Credit: MIT News A new study shows that the central bank tool known as quantitative easing helped consumers…

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#Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure

“#Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure” The family of boron-based nanostructures has a new member: metallo-borospherenes, hollow cages made from 18 boron atoms and three atoms of lanthanide elements. The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped buckyballs helped to launch a nanotechnology revolution. In recent years, researchers from Brown University and elsewhere…

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#Mountain meadow restoration can bring birds back

“#Mountain meadow restoration can bring birds back” House finchnigel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In a new study led by scientists at Point Blue Conservation Science and in collaboration with The Institute for Bird Populations, authors evaluated the successes of mountain meadow restorations by analyzing eight years of bird data collected by field biologists. The authors concluded…

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#Why are plants green? Research team’s model reproduces photosynthesis

“#Why are plants green? Research team’s model reproduces photosynthesis” UC Riverside-led research team’s model to explain photosynthesis lays out the next challenging phase of research on how green plants transform light energy into chemical energy. Credit: Gabor lab, UC Riverside. When sunlight shining on a leaf changes rapidly, plants must protect themselves from the ensuing…

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#Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa

“#Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa” Deltamethrin Resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes. Credit: Penelope Hancock In a step toward better control of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria, researchers have mapped the patterns of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes across Africa. The new study, published June 25, 2020 in the open-access…

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