We thank all workshop participants for sharing their knowledge and insights. Attendees and speakers included: A. Gross, A. James, A. DeJohn, A. Kapteyn, A.B., B. Weerman, B. Ritz, B. Claus Henn, B. Park, B. Levy, C. Cardenas-Iniguez, C. Brayne,…
Category: Other Sciences
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Shaping the history of quantum physics to make women visible
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A moonshot for female astronaut health, a win for all astronauts and space exploration
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Data-driven nitrogen management benchmarks support China’s wheat self-sufficiency by 2030
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Leveraging data analytics for detection and impact evaluation of fake news and deepfakes in social networks
In this section, existing literature closely related to this work are reviewed to understand the definitions and various types of fake news and deepfakes as well as the factors contributing to their spread. The literature research lays out the…
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Wild Killer Whales Sometimes Offer Food to Humans, Scientists Say
In a paper published online in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, marine biologists report on 34 interactions spanning two decades in which killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the wild attempted to offer food to humans. The incidents took…
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Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Gains Momentum in the U.S.
The United States’ 90,000-ton stockpile of radioactive nuclear waste has long been a liability, but researchers are increasingly eyeing it as a resource. New techniques in transforming spent fuel, new nuclear fuel cycle directives from the…
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Scientists’ top 10 bee-magnet blooms—turn any lawn into a pollinator paradise
Botanists from the University of Copenhagen and the UK set out to find the best flower combinations for bees and hoverflies. The results make it easier for garden owners and municipalities, among others, to plant the perfect pantries for insects,…
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How a lost gene gave the sea spider its bizarre, leggy body
An international collaboration featuring the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) has led to the first-ever chromosome-level genome assembly of a sea spider (Pycnogonum litorale). The genome informs about the…
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