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Science
There is a new snake species in the UK. Does climate change mean you are allowed to stay?
All animals live or are looking for a set of climatic conditions that they think can be tolerated. This “climate envelope” partially determines where the animals are, but the ongoing presence of many species currently depends on the consequences of human-driven climate change. Rising temperatures have moved the climate niche of many available species to previously overcool areas. Reduces the…
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Other Sciences
‘I can’t hear you smile’: How video visitation is helping a father in prison stay connected to his children
The Conversation by Elizabeth Duursma, Amy Conley Wright, Helen Simpson and Natalia Kate Hanley Many Australians know December 21 as ‘Gravy Day’. This is a reference to the Paul Kelly song and new film How to Make Gravy, in which a prisoner named Joe writes a letter to his family four days before Christmas. In it, Joe misses his wife…
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Space & Cosmos
Brain cells mature faster in space, but stay healthy: ISS study
Credit: Stem Cell Translational Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1093/stcltm/szae070 Microgravity is known to alter muscles, bones, the immune system, and cognition, but little is known about its specific effects on the brain. To understand how brain cells respond to microgravity, Scripps Research Institute scientists teamed up with the New York Stem Cell Foundation to send small clumps of stem cell-derived brain…
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