Summary: New research sheds light on how parents subtly favor children based on birth order, personality, and gender, shaping family dynamics. Younger siblings often receive more favorable treatment, while older…
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Support grows for global tax on shipping emissions to fund climate action
Shipping-reliant nations like Panama and Liberia have joined the EU, Japan and small islands in backing an emissions levy The number of governments backing a proposal for a global levy…
trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology – Functional Ecologists
In this new blog post, Marion Boisseaux, a postdoc at California State University, presents her work ‘Shifting trait coordination along a soil-moisture-nutrient gradient in tropical forests’. She discusses the knowledge…
Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
After a relatively quiet fall, there’s been another spike in cases of bird flu in Michigan. When state officials announced on Dec. 16, 2024, that bird flu had been found…
3D printing strategy can upgrade soft robots and extend their lifespan
Credit: Kanhere et al. Over the past decades, robotic systems have been rapidly advancing, fueled by the continuous introduction of more advanced electronics, mechanical components and software solutions. As a…
Patients ‘harmed’ as UK hospital standards ‘collapse’: report
Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels UK patients are “coming to harm” as nurses say they are having to treat people in corridors and unsuitable places because of a “collapse…
Experts raise concerns over maternity provision for pregnant women in UK prisons
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Senior midwives and researchers with experience in criminal and social justice are among those calling for improved maternity provision for pregnant women in UK prisons. In…
A new research program is Indigenizing artificial intelligence
Jason Edward Lewis: “The Abundant Intelligences research program is about deconstructing the scarcity mindset and making room for many kinds of intelligence and ways we might think about it.” Credit:…
The first supernovae flooded the early universe with water, research suggests
This artist’s impression shows CR7 a very distant galaxy discovered using ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Water is the essence of life. Every living thing on Earth contains…
