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New finds in treasure-laden shipwreck off Colombia

New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgAug 9th, 2024

Bones from shipwreck suggest right- or left-handedness could affect how clavicle chemistry changes with age

A new study of human skeletal remains from the wreck of the 16th century English warship "Mary Rose" suggests that whether a person is right- versus left-handed may influence how their clavicle bone chemistry changes as they age. Dr. Sheona Shankland.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Study finds key protein aids nutrient transport within plant cells

Botanists have come to understand the channels and transporters involved in the uptake and transport of nutrients, yet how are they positioned where they need to be?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Self-donations boost crowdfunding success, study finds

Giving small donations to bright ideas and charitable causes is becoming a big market. This year, crowdfunding is projected to raise $1.6 billion worldwide, according to Fortune Business Insights. The money raised this way is expanding at a rate of 1.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Daylight saving time linked to lost worker productivity

As much of the world prepares to turn clocks back an hour this fall, new research from the University of Oregon finds the annual spring forward to daylight saving time affects worker productivity more than previously thought......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Rising partisanship is making nonprofits more reluctant to engage in policy debates, research finds

Afraid of partisan rancor, nonprofits are biting their tongues, with divisive politics hindering public policy engagement by social service organizations. This is one of our findings in a new study we conducted on behalf of Independent Sector—a coa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Study finds optimal standing positions in airport smoking lounges

While many smoking rooms in U.S. airports have closed in recent years, they are still common in other airports around the world. These lounges can be ventilated, but how much does it actually help the dispersion of smoke?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Indonesia study evaluates potential of alternative measures for biodiversity conservation

At COP16 in Calí, Colombia, member states are currently discussing how the global nature agreement adopted in Montreal in 2022 can be implemented. The goals include protecting 30% of the world's land and sea areas by 2030......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Uranus" moon Miranda may have an ocean beneath its surface, study finds

A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ocean beneath its surface, a finding that would challenge many assumptions about the moon's history and composition and could put it in the company of the few select worlds in our solar sys.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Online hate speech surged during 2020 U.S. election, study finds

A new study published today (Oct. 29) details the ways in which the 2020 U.S. election not only incited new hate content in online communities but also how it brought those communities closer together around online hate speech......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Invasive plants drive homogenization of soil microbial communities across US, new study finds

Invasive plants are doing more than just taking over landscapes—they're also changing the soil beneath them. A new study co-authored by Matthew McCary, assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, reveals that these species are reshaping.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Hospitals adopt error-prone AI transcription tools despite warnings

OpenAI’s Whisper tool may add fake text to medical transcripts, investigation finds. On Saturday, an Associated Press investigation revealed that OpenAI's Whisper transcription.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism

The ideology of American exceptionalism has long held that the United States is and has been exceptional throughout its history, not making the same mistakes or perpetuating the same evils of other world powers. Yet a new study from the University of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Laboratory simulation finds smaller nanoparticles are subject to enhanced agglomeration in gastrointestinal tract

In a laboratory set-up simulating the human stomach and intestine, researchers at the University of Amsterdam have explored the fate of plastic nanoparticles during gastrointestinal digestion. In their paper published in the October issue of Chemosph.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

More social species live longer, study finds

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that species that are more social live longer and produce offspring for a greater timespan. This is the first study on this topic which spans the animal kingdom, from jellyfish to humans......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley reveals why she finds her return as Rey ‘scary’

Daisy Ridley is both excited and scared to make her Star Wars return as Rey......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

UN biodiversity summit making "very good progress": officials

Crunch UN talks on ways to "halt and reverse" species loss by 2030 have made "very good progress," officials said Friday, as the summit in Colombia marked its halfway point......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Ripples of colonialism: Decarbonization strategies perpetuate inequalities in human rights, says study

A University of Michigan study of a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo finds that the necessary process of decarbonization is repeating and recreating colonial inequalities......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Homelessness, high rents weigh heavily on Angelenos, survey finds

More than 9 in 10 Los Angeles County residents say homelessness is a pressing issue, and 64% feel its impact in their neighborhoods, according to the most recent findings from the USC Dornsife annual LABarometer survey on livability and affordability.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Want genuine progress toward restoring nature? Follow these four steps

"Nature-positive" is seemingly everywhere. Two weeks ago, Australia hosted the first Global Nature Positive Summit. This week, nations are meeting in Colombia for a global biodiversity summit to discuss progress on nature-positive commitments......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Study finds "elite" online critics maintain influence even after losing status

When a reviewer loses an "elite" badge on the restaurant review site Yelp, the quality of their reviews declines, but the perceived value of those reviews remains surprisingly high because of how the site displays their status, according to new resea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024