Tourism
Lake Baikal (World’s Largest, Deepest Lake), Siberia, Russia
The largest freshwater lake and deepest lake in the world are both found in Lake Baikal (/baɪˈkɑːl, -ˈkæl/, Russian: Oзеро Байкал, romanized: Ozero Baykal (ˈozʲɪrə…
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Agriculture
Some Tropical Plants may be Able to Remove Harmful Heavy Metals from the Soil, According to Scientific Evidence
Some plant species have been shown to have the ability to assist remove harmful heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soil by a team of…
Social Science
According to a Study, School Choice is Not Provided Equally to Low-Income, Less-Educated Families, who are Compelled to Make More Compromises
Every parent wants to send their kids to the best school available. But sometimes you can’t always get what you want, as the saying goes.…
Economics
Natural Monopoly
In a particular market, a natural monopoly exists if a single firm can serve that market at a lower cost than any combination of two…
Sociology
Urban Metabolism
The goal of urban metabolism (UM) is to quantify the inflows, outflows, and accumulations of resources (such as materials and energy) in a city. It…
Environment
Tools for Monitoring Antibiotic Resistance in Puerto Rican Watersheds Following Hurricane Maria
Flooding and power outages caused havoc on the battered land when Hurricane Maria made landfall in September 2017, destroying Dominica, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico.…
Social Science
Social Metabolism
The set of material and energy flows that occur between nature and society, between different societies, and within societies is referred to as social metabolism…
Environment
After Hurricane Harvey, Pollution Levels in Some Areas Exceeded Lifetime Cancer Risk
Southeast Texas suffered damage other than floods as a result of Hurricane Harvey’s record-breaking rainfall in 2017. Heavy rains and flooding may raise the risk…
Health
Researchers Discover an Overgrowth of a Crucial Brain Region in Infants Who Later Develop Autism
The amygdala is a tiny region located deep within the brain that plays a vital role in understanding the social and emotional meaning of sensory…
Health
Effects of an Autism-Linked Mutation Are Reversed by Gene Therapy in Brain Organoids
Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine used human brain organoids in a study that was published in Nature Communications on…
Chemistry
Water-splitting Catalyst Advancements
Engineers have created a stable water-splitting catalyst for clean hydrogen generation that could eventually replace costly iridium catalysts. Developing a hydrogen economy is no easy…
Medical
Understanding the Complex Biology of Some Psychiatric Disorders Using a Stem Cell Model
In order to map illness risk variations in human neurons, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai used an unique stem cell…
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