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Future of UK peatlands under threat due to climate change
The UK’s peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems ...
EurekAlert!16h
Smarter memory paves the way for EU independence in computer manufacturing
New technology from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is helping the EU establish ...
EurekAlert!7h
New national study finds homicide and suicide is the #1 cause of maternal death in the U.S.
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that nationwide more pregnant ...
EurekAlert!7h
Community racial and ethnic representation among physicians in US internal medicine residency programs
In this cross-sectional study, underrepresented in medicine internal medicine residents remained underrepresented compared with their program’s county populations. These findings should inform racial ...
EurekAlert!7h
New study finds high concentrations of plastics in the placentae of infants born prematurely
In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that microplastics and ...
EurekAlert!7h
New study highlights AI’s potential to help doctors detect congenital heart defects
In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that AI can help ...
EurekAlert!16h
Regular dental flossing may lower risk of stroke from blood clots, irregular heartbeats
People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...
EurekAlert!16h
Carbon sequestration in marshes depends on many variables
The total productivity of plants at sequestering carbon varies based on the ecosystem it lives in. To identify different factors that influence photosynthesis and respiration in plants, a study of ...
EurekAlert!1d
Lead contamination in ancient Greece points to societal change
Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...
EurekAlert!1d
Study of 16 years of US-Canada free trade agreement finds that workers were not hurt by freer trade
In a new study amid current and at times heated debates over U.S.-Canada trade policy, researchers assessed the long-term effects of the 1989 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the Canadian ...
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Are dogs really bred for function? New Chapman study challenges the assumptions about certain breeds
The study, led by Nicholas Hebdon and Lindsay Waldrop and published in Science Advances on January 29, used advanced 3D ...
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Genomic evidence confirms white shark liver is on Australian killer sharks' menu
For the first time, DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver.  Based on DNA ...