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Science Shop: Co-creating Climate Resilience in Philadelphia

Academy of Natural Sciences

“The Overbrook Environmental Education Center has enjoyed our work with the Academy of Natural Sciences through the Science Shop project,” says Jerome Shabazz, Executive Director of the not-for-profit organization.

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What is eDNA and Why is it Important?

Academy of Natural Sciences

According to the National Aquatic Environmental DNA Strategy, eDNA is one technological advancement that offers the potential for faster and more effective assessments to understand aquatic life. The identities of those organisms can be revealed by genetic sequencing of the water sample, instead of organisms themselves.

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The rise of women in quantum science in India and the legacy of Satyendra Nath Bose

Physics World

He also laid the foundation for novel technologies that are central to today’s “second quantum revolution”. Here she was director of the School of Natural Sciences, and then vice-chancellor of the university. of those directly involved in research and development activities.

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Your pet dog’s ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

New Scientist

Palaeolithic dogs are generally, but not always, found in Palaeolithic sites,” says archaeozoologist Mietje Germonpré at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Other clues can be found in the archaeological record.

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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?

Legal Planet

The missing knowledge is not primarily natural science. Political and social science must come to the fore to help develop effective responses to tipping events. This means redoubling efforts to cut emissions, and reliably constrain temperature rises, not gambling on speculative technological interventions to cool the planet.

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Women more likely to experience author disputes when publishing their research, finds study

Physics World

Almost half of the respondents to the survey – conducted by researchers led by Cassidy Sugimoto , an information scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology – were from the natural sciences and engineering (which included physics). About a third, meanwhile, were biomedical scientists and a fifth came from the social sciences.

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Small, stocky dinosaur related to Velociraptor named as new species

New Scientist

The powerful claws of Shri rapax Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels While the skull and several vertebrae were lost prior to repatriation, Cau and his colleagues were able to digitally reconstruct the missing pieces using CT scans of the fossil made in 2016.