Highlights
How to Write a College Essay
When addressing how to write a college essay, keep a few tips in mind: Avoid writing a one-liner, avoid using off-color language, and stick to the word limit. Your purpose is to show that you […]
Month: May 2022
Education
Going virtual hurts student career prospects
As in-person scientific meetings and gathering have been replaced by virtual meetings during the pandemic, students and young professionals are seeing career fairs and networking events transition into remote experiences that simply lack the same […]
Ecology
Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico rise by 35%
Mexican experts said Monday that 35% more monarch butterflies arrived this year to spend the winter in mountaintop forests, compared to the previous season.This article was originally published on this website.
Ecology
Study shows that scavengers, such as raccoons, can be picky eaters
When you picture a finicky eater, a raccoon doesn’t usually come to mind. But new research from the University of Georgia has revealed that scavengers, such as raccoons and vultures, can be selective about what […]
Technology
Smart films facilitate human-machine interaction
Imagine this: A smooth touchscreen display placed on top of a thin silicone polymer film suddenly generates the feeling of a tiny raised button under the user’s finger. Or how about the idea of wearing […]
Education
Research does not support the adage 'boys will be boys'
A study in social psychology recently completed at the University of Helsinki indicates that there are not many thoroughly girlish girls or boyish boys. It examines the girlishness and boyishness of Finnish adolescents completing their […]
Ecology
Unmitigated economic impact of polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa estimated at $18.45 billion
The potential economic impact of the polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa amounts to a whopping $18.45 billion over the next ten years, and municipalities will have to bear the brunt of this cost […]
Ecology
The timing of warm period determines the time interval between flowering and leaf unfolding
Warming-induced shifts in vegetation phenology have substantially affected the terrestrial energy balance as well as carbon and water cycles, which in turn exert biophysical and biogeochemical feedback to the climate system. Spring phenology of temperate […]
Math
Statistical physics rejects theory of 'two Ukraines'
When reading news and analyses of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, researchers in Spain perceived many conflicting messages being transmitted. The most notable one is the theory of “two Ukraines” or the existence of ideologically […]
Ecology
Zimbabwe rallies allies to push for legal ivory trade
Zimbabwe will this week press a drive to legalise the ivory trade, inviting officials from 15 nations to meet in a national park that’s a beacon of success in protecting elephants.This article was originally published […]