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Artificial Intelligence Joins Fight Against Marine Litter

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM

MARLIT, an open-access web app based on a deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithm, will promote the detection and measurement of floating plastics in the sea.

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Critters React to Warming Temperatures in the Rockies

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM

A study reveals that the popular golden-mantled ground squirrel and 46 other species of rodents and shrews in Colorado are climbing uphill to escape warming temperatures in the state.

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Sleep Deeply to Reduce Anxiety

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM

Researchers report that a sleepless night can trigger up to a 30 percent rise in anxiety levels, but a full night of slumber stabilizes emotions.

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Avoid Coffee When Pregnant to Safeguard Brain Development

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM

A mother’s coffee drinking during pregnancy can change important pathways in an infant’s developing brain, raising the risk of behavioral issues, attention difficulty and hyperactivity.

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Climate Change Makes Pollen Season Worse for Allergy Sufferers

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM

A study found that pollen seasons have been getting longer and more intense over the last 30 years with an increase in mean annual temperatures being the strongest driver.

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World’s Largest Wildlife Highway Crossing Opens in San Antonio

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM

The Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge connects people with nature in San Antonio across a six-lane highway at Phil Hardberger Park, the largest wildlife crossing of its kind in the U.S.

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Protecting the Organic Marketplace

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

While demand and activity around organic products is rising, the challenge is to safeguard standards from large corporations that buy up organic brands and try to weaken USDA requirements.

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B12 and Prenatal Supplements Gain Official Nod

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

In updated dietary guidelines, the U.S.D.A. and the Department of Health and Human Services have endorsed the specific use of certain supplements, particularly prenatal vitamins and B12.

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Nations Band Together to Preserve One-Third of the Planet

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

More than 50 countries have united as the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC 30x30), avowing to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030.

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Access Expanded for Scientific Papers

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

An open-access project, called Plan S, recently began requiring that scholarly papers published from the work they fund be made immediately available for public reading at no charge.

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