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Protecting Our Oceans Starts With Testing – Part Two

As we navigate through the complexities of contemporary pollution challenges, the need for innovative approaches to ocean environmental monitoring is becoming increasingly apparent.

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Navigating Eco-Anxiety in Children

This article delves deep into the hearts and minds of our youngest generation, confronting the acute and long-term impact of climate anxiety on children and
shedding light on how we can support young people through these tumultuous times.

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Supercharging Batteries With Improved Material Design

Enhancing cathodes in sodium–ion batteries with a vanadium–iron phosphate structure improves ion conductivity and stability using cost-effective, eco-friendly materials, a study shows. This breakthrough could revolutionize large-scale energy storage.

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LEAF Promotes Greener Laboratory Practices

In this article, we explore the importance of LEAF and how the choice of equipment – together with better habits – can significantly contribute to a greener and more sustainable future for laboratories.

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Sensor Multiplexing for Real-Time Decoding of Different Plant Stresses

Researchers have developed carbon nanotube sensors to detect the generation of two plant stress signaling molecules, hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid, revealing distinctive, unique temporal waves for different stress types.

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Strategies for Sustainable Science at CU Boulder and Beyond

In this interview, Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar discusses the CU Green Labs Program, her involvement with the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories and the role of research funders in furthering sustainability within a lab environment.

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How Scientists Are Fighting For Truth in a Burning World

In this article, Dr. Natalie Cooper, an ecologist and senior researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, shares her insights on persevering as a scientist amidst global crises.

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Universal Microbial Network Breaks Down Human Flesh

Technology Networks spoke to the research team behind the discovery of a network of microbes that appear to drive the decomposition of animal flesh to learn more about how the finding could help in modulating decomposition processes.

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Is Plant-Based “Fake” Meat Good for Your Health?

Are fake meats the healthy, greener alternative to the fatty flesh of cows and pigs? Or are they just another counterfeit component of the West’s new detrimental diet? Technology Networks asked the experts to find out.

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The One Sample T Test

In this article, we will explore some of the theory behind the one sample t test, assumptions of the test, interpretation and a worked example.

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CRISPR-Cas9 Editing in Plants: What's the Latest Research?

In this article, we take a look at the latest advancements in research applying multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to plants.

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Digging Deep: Emerging Contaminants in Soil

Soil could be our planet's unsung hero, quietly working behind the scenes to keep everything in balance. This article will discuss some of the worrying emerging contaminants detected in soil and how scientists are rising to the analytical challenge.

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The Friedman Test

The Friedman test can be used to compare repeated measures or samples, such as following a person's biological functions over time. In this article, we consider its assumptions, when to use it and go through a worked example.

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