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Time lapse video shows trees give visual clues as they rehydrate each spring

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With the arrival of spring a few weeks ago, new buds and colors on the trees started to appear. Along with that new growth, a UBC Okanagan researcher has determined that some trees in spring […]

Nature

Why some predators thrive near people: A Kenya hyena study highlights tolerance

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Human–wildlife coexistence is often far from straightforward, with predators particularly hard hit: their numbers tend to fall sharply in areas close to human settlements, fields and pastureland. This is not, however, a simple case of […]

Nature

Queen bumblebees can breathe underwater for days. We discovered how

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In most bumblebee species, the queens spend their winters buried underground in a tiny cavity the size of a grape. For six to nine months, they enter a deep sleep-like state called diapause, waiting for […]

Lifestyle

Book explores small talk and big silence in evangelical communities

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In a new book, University of Mississippi sociologist Amy McDowell says small talk can be used as a tool to block meaningful conversation in the evangelical church, leaving some people feeling isolated in their beliefs […]

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Social roles are neither predetermined nor set in stone, study in mice suggests

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In animal societies as in human ones, some individuals regularly produce resources while others appropriate them. Contrary to what evolutionary theories had previously suggested, these social roles do not depend solely on innate individual predispositions. […]

Earth Sciences

Why subduction zones act as the Earth’s ‘gold kitchens’

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Earth’s “gold kitchen” lies deep beneath the seafloor. Island arcs, whose volcanoes form above subduction zones where one oceanic plate sinks beneath another, are often particularly rich in gold. The reasons for this have long […]

Economy

Study suggests platforms invite third-party analytics to raise seller prices

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As artificial intelligence and data-driven analytics rapidly transform online retail, a surprising dynamic is emerging: some e-commerce platforms deliberately allow third-party analytics tools to scrape or access marketplace data, even though doing so could weaken […]

Education

Inclusive schools see fewer young people drop out and become ‘NEET’

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More inclusive secondary schools see fewer students dropping out of education and becoming “not in education, employment or training” (NEET), according to new research from Leeds academics. Schools that are considered more inclusive because they […]

Nature

Ghost bat dialects emerge across colonies, study suggests

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Accents are usually thought of as a human trait, indicating where a person has grown up or the communities they belong—and new research shows the same dialects can also occur in Australia’s largest carnivorous bat.This […]

Nature

Only one-quarter of Colombia’s protected areas effectively protect freshwater fishes, researchers find

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Only 25% of newly-delineated priority areas identified for the protection of freshwater fishes in Colombia overlap with existing protected areas, according to a recent study published in Diversity and Distributions by the Leibniz Institute of […]

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  • Financial complaint delays hit seniors and veterans hardest, with gaps widening over time

    When a bank wrongly charges fees, a debt collector harasses someone over a disputed bill, or a mortgage servicer fails to apply payments correctly, Americans have a formal recourse: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Filing [...]
  • Elite MBAs still influence who reaches the top of corporate America, study shows

    New research from the University of Bath shows that graduates of elite MBA programs, particularly the so-called M7 super elite US schools, are significantly more likely to become top management team members and CEOs than [...]
  • Employment data shows the early signs of AI job disruption are already here

    There has been no shortage of bold claims recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs—from mass unemployment to over-hyped distraction. Much of this debate is speculative. Often, coming from the tech giants promoting their own [...]

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