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Medical Xpress / Lead levels in children have dropped, yet children of color and children from low-wealth families are still exposed

Blood lead levels in young children in the United States declined in the last decade, but state data reveal that children of color and children from low-wealth families are still exposed to higher levels of lead, according ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Research proposes fairness framework for faculty promotion and tenure decisions

Granting promotions and tenure to faculty members is among the most consequential decisions a university makes. Growing evidence suggests that the process doesn't always work as it should.

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Phys.org / Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades

Mongolia has recovered a rare dinosaur skeleton and a trove of fossils illegally exported two decades ago, authorities said Wednesday, concluding years of efforts to return the paleontological treasures.

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Medical Xpress / Hardening the body: The science behind martial arts conditioning

The White House is gearing up to host a UFC event as part of celebrations marking 250 years of American independence. The fighters on the card are relying on body-conditioning techniques that have been around for centuries ...

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Phys.org / El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

El Niño, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.

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Phys.org / Indoor urban agriculture isn't necessarily low carbon, study shows

Growing lettuce indoors in Canadian cities can be as climate-friendly as conventional farming, but only in regions where electricity comes from renewable sources and is therefore low-carbon, according to a new McGill-led ...

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Phys.org / Diffusion model links foam physics to voting shifts and market behavior

A drop of dye added to a glass of water undergoes ordinary diffusion. However, when placed on the surface of a foam, the dye spreads differently—diffusion becomes anomalous. An example of this is the pattern on the froth ...

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Phys.org / 'She should have seen it coming': How radicalization policies put the burden on Muslim mothers

For several years now, the radicalization of young people has been making headlines. This phenomenon can be linked to the far-right movement, as we saw on May 30 in Shawinigan during a demonstration calling for a "White Québec," ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / NASA robotic tech demonstration will advance prototype gamma-ray detectors

A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA, called AstroPix, will take part in a robotic arm demonstration on the agency's upcoming Fly Foundational Robots mission, set to launch in late 2027.

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Medical Xpress / Nuts hold key minerals, but digestion unlocks only part of them

The presence of minerals in oilseeds, such as Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) and cashews (Anacardium occidentale), does not guarantee that the body will use them. A study conducted at the Diadema campus of the Federal ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Single snapshot unlocks 3D depth with coded aperture and AI

A single photograph contains a wealth of information, but determining 3D spatial relationships from a 2D scene is no simple task. Many attempts have been made to develop a method to reconstruct both depth and sharp color ...

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Phys.org / Seven ratios predict SME insolvency up to three years early

A study in the Global Business and Economics Review suggests that the failure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be predicted as much as three years before insolvency. The work could offer lenders, investors ...

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