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Biology
Research shows that half of the remaining habitats of Australia’s most at-risk species are unprotected
Numbat Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Australia needs to urgently prioritize state and national protection policies, according to a new study. The findings warn that more than 220 endangered species are at risk of being lost due to small distribution, coupled with uneven protection. “Half of Australia’s highly at-risk narrow-range species habitats are outside of protected areas,” the study has been…
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Chemistry
New research shows that creatures emit faint light that destroys death
Credit: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2025). doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03546 The light in someone else’s life may not be just another person, but in the literal sense of light. According to a recent study by researchers at the University of Calgary, all living systems emit light without the need for external excitation due to a biological phenomenon known as ultraweek photon emission…
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Other Sciences
Research shows that green consumers focus on brands and fashionability
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The researchers examined the interconnection of consumer profiles of green and non-green consumers in Finland, Sweden and the UK, as well as consumer background factors such as green attitudes and income levels. Green and non-green consumers were featured on the basis of taking into account ecological production, local production, price, quality, brand and fashionability in their…
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Science
Research shows that prosperity doesn’t always mean happiness
By I. Edwards Prosperity is more than just happy, and new global studies show that when it comes to overall happiness, it is better than some countries. Take it from researchers at Baylor University and Harvard University. He released a survey on Wednesday that includes more than 207,000 people from 22 countries and Hong Kong. This study has been published…
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Environment
Research shows that 90% of metal contamination in Adirondack Waters will decrease 50 years after Clean Air Act
Skyfuller holds sediment core samples collected from Heartlake in the Adirondack Mountains. Credit: SkyFuller A study published by researchers at the University of Albany presented the first documented evidence that the Adirondack surface water has recovered almost completely from metal contamination since the enactment of the Clean Air Act. Originally passed in 1963 and amended in the next few decades,…
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Science
Research shows Democrats trust doctors more than Republicans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Oregon believes Democrats trust individual doctors and are more likely to follow doctor advice than Republicans. Neil Oblian, a political scientist at UO and 2024 fellow Andrew Carnegie, co-authored the paper with independent researcher Thomas Bradley Kent. He recently appeared in the British Journal of Politics. The findings affect…
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Chemistry
Chemical analysis of codonopsis lanceolata roots shows important vasodilatory effects from compounds
codonopsis lanceolata roots and their major compounds. Credit: Dr. Kikuchi The research group led by Professor Wai Lee, Pharmacy Professor at Tohhon University, along with Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy Science at Eastern University, is a collaboration between Professor Sugiyama Atsuiyama from the Faculty of Pharmacy Science at the Faculty of Medicine, and the Industrial Association Collaboration It’s the…
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Other Sciences
There are nearly a million young people in the UK who are not involved in work or education. This shows evidence that it can change
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio of Pexels Keir Starmer says the current benefits system is unsustainable and unfair and needs to be changed to avoid wasted generations of young people who are not educated, employed or trained (NEET). The government is concerned about the rise in NEETs, aged 16 to 24, and by December 2024 it was estimated at 987,000 in the…
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Earth
These California coastal cities face increasing flood risk from the tsunami, data shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The risk of damaging floods from major tsunamis may be greater than many people realized along California’s famous coastline range, state officials say it will further strengthen the need to take notes when residents live or visit dangerous areas. The latest risk assessment, published by the California Geological Survey and outlined in a map reviewed by…
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Environment
Research shows that support for climate interventions is linked to both hope and worry
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A global survey of over 30,000 people in 30 countries has revealed how people around the world feel about climate change and how those feelings relate to the perception and support of climate interventions that can help address the crisis. The new research is published in the Journal Risk Analysis. To investigate the intersection between the…
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