Canada on Tuesday launched a CAN$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) program to recruit leading global researchers, part of the effort to poach intellectual talent looking to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump’s policies.
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Canada launches billion dollar plan to recruit top researchers
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Human brains light up for chimp voices in a way no one expected
The human brain is not limited to recognizing our own voices. Research from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has revealed that specific parts of the auditory cortex react strongly to chimpanzee vocalizations. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives…
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Lighting strongly influences people's experience while listening to music, study suggests
When you go to your next concert or listen to your favorite music on an app, you might first consider the lighting around you.
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Climate Change Played Key Role in Extinction of Homo floresiensis
Homo floresiensis abandoned Liang Bua — a cave this small-bodied human species had occupied for around 140,000 years — during severe drought between 61,000 and 55,000 years ago, according to new research.
Reconstruction of Homo…
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Virtual Power Plants Are Having Their Moment
German utility RWE implemented the first known virtual power plant (VPP) in 2008, aggregating nine small hydroelectric plants for a total capacity of 8.6 megawatts. In general, a VPP pulls together many small components—like rooftop solar, home…
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The energy source is not the deciding factor
Vivanco, F. et al. J. Ind. Ecol. 26, 1543–1563 (2022).
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Environmental impacts and monetary costs of healthy diets worldwide
Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) (FAO, 2024); https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD
Food Prices for Nutrition DataHub (World Bank, 2024); https://www.worldbank.org/foodpricesfornutrition
Herforth, A. et al. Cost and…
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Mapping the global origins of soybean: a study using ICP-MS and chemometrics
ICP-MS method validation
The accuracy of the ICP-MS method was evaluated through both CRM recovery checks and spike recovery experiments. CRM recovery checks were conducted throughout the study using an organic soybean meal reference material,…
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Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now
Food prices are increasing almost everywhere. Disruptions and declines in food production owing to climate extremes are part of the reason1,2. But our analysis of global spending on the innovations that underpin food production and the processes…
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Collagen Production and Skin Renewal Directly Respond to Amount of Vitamin C We Consume: Study
Skin vitamin C levels are closely tied to levels of the vitamin in the blood (plasma) and can be boosted by increasing fruit intake, according to a new study. Carried out on two dozen healthy adults in both New Zealand and Germany, the study…
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