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Biology
Biomolecules reveal the composition of the phytoplankton lake community
Structure of a pelagic freshwater floating food network. Credit: Biomolecule-based estimation methods for determining Seston composition and herbivore diet. https://jyx.jyu.fi/jyx/record/jyx_123456789_100882 Clean and safe lake water is an important part of Finnish identity. Over the past few decades, there has been a growing interest in Lakewaters’ state. Land use and climate change are creating new challenges to maintain water quality. Harmful…
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Other Sciences
School Community Partnership Tensions Prevent the Sustainability of the SNAP-ED Program
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The new research reveals significant barriers to maintaining school policy, systems, and environment (PSE) change through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-ED) funding partnership. A recent research article published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior identifies the capacity gaps that hinder the unbiased distribution of important health programming. The study highlights that while…
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The self is a prerequisite for a true community, the professor says
Professor Dan Zahabi. Credit: University of Copenhagen Comedian Groucho Marx once said he didn’t want to be a member of a club that would accept his membership. Marx’s comments joke and highlight important aspects of the collaborative experience. To somehow not be a member of us, our community, without supporting that membership ourselves. “Based on birthrights, we may belong to…
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Science
Elections mean more misinformation. There is how it spreads to the immigrant community
Credit: Julio Lopez of Pexels Australian immigrants often encounter disinformation targeting their communities. However, non-English languages and published within private chat groups are often out of reach of algorithms from Australia’s public agencies, national media and platforms. This regulatory gap means that migrant communities will be disproportionately targeted during crises, elections and referendums when misinformation and disinformation are amplified. With…
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Biology
Why community volunteers are essential to how New Zealand deals with the arrival of bird flu
Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific Island countries are the only countries free of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The deadly avian influenza virus was first detected in the Southern Hemisphere in 2023 and has spread through South America to sub-Antarctic islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. The virus is decimating wild bird populations around the world, with millions of dead birds…
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Environment
A legally protected community on Brazil’s southeastern coast is threatened by tourist trash left on the beach
Ribeiro (with hat) and volunteers collecting cigarette butts at Pereque Beach. Each cigarette butt contains thousands of toxic substances. Credit: Italo Braga Castro A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) found high levels of pollution, dominated by plastic trash and cigarette butts, at Perecuque Beach in the coastal city of Guaruja in Brazil’s São…
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European marine research community calls for increased monitoring to improve ocean observations
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain European ocean researchers are calling for urgent improvements and standardization of ocean monitoring. This call also extends to the international community, which gathers in Baku from today (11 November) for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29. To protect the ocean as a partner in the fight against climate change, comprehensive monitoring of its condition is…
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Other Sciences
Report points out that local “support” is needed for community sports to thrive
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Whether it’s a children’s soccer league run by parent volunteers or an adult hockey team where players spend as much time socializing as they do shooting pucks, amateur sports are important for improving community engagement and public health. It plays a role. A new report by Brock University researchers highlights the importance of local sports groups…
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