Simple hand-built structures can help streams survive wildfires and drought
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A gene defect may make rabbits do handstands instead of hop
One defective gene might turn some bunnies’ hops into handstands, a new study suggests. To move quickly, a breed of domesticated rabbit called sauteur...
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine holds up in an updated analysis of trial data
Analysis of the latest data from a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford shows the shot...
Octopus sleep includes a frenzied, colorful, ‘active’ stage
Octopuses cycle through two stages of slumber, a new study reports. First comes quiet sleep, and then a shift to a twitchy, active sleep...
A plant gene may have helped whiteflies become a major pest
At some point between 35 million and 80 million years ago, a whitefly landed on a leaf and started sucking its sweet sap. That...
Humanitarian & Food Aid Can Never be Enough to Manage Cascading Disasters
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (IPS) – The intersection of crisis, climate change and COVID-19 has resulted in a “rapid rise in hunger”, according to...
50 years ago, experiments hinted at the possibility of life on Mars
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Tech Savvy Youth with High Social-Emotional Skills Succeed in Agriculture – Study Shows
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DHAKA, Mar 24 (IPS) – The building that was once the largest health centre in the Kutupalong refugee camp, serving some 55,000 Rohingya refugees...
Debt Moratoria in the Next Pandemic: Be Prepared, and Be Fair
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 25 (IPS) – Imagine it is 2025 and that, unfortunately, another pandemic is sweeping the world. Much like in the 2020...
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