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The term biophilia means ‘love of living things’. Scientists believe this is the reason why many people feel calmer and happier in a natural setting. One study found that introducing plants into ordinarily sparse office environments can make staff happier and increase productivity by 15%. But why? One of the main benefits of a green workspace is its impact on stress. Plants can also help absorb and dampen sounds in indoor environments.
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7 months ago Read more at BBC Science Focus Magazine

As long as the PAC is using its own funds and not tax money, there is no conflict of interest. If the elected official is not being paid, it should be allowable. 3. No. A board or council member should not be involved with community advocacy groups.
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7 months ago Read more at The Killeen Daily Herald

Zhang Yongzhen’s disclosure of the genome of the virus that causes Covid-19 was a crucial step in the race to combat the pandemic. In the years since, people who know Zhang say he has faced a series of unprecedented roadblocks in his career in China. An account by Zhang’s research students posted online also laid out a litany of challenges faced by the scientist since the formal transfer of official employment to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center in 2020.
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7 months ago Read more at WRAL News

FoodCult (exploring Food, Culture, and Identity in early modern Ireland) has a fantastic exhibition showcasing their recreation of beer last brewed in the sixteenth century. The recipes, equipment and techniques are straight from what was used at Dublin Castle in the late 1500s. Documentation from the era also provides cultural insight.
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7 months ago Read more at Hackaday

A gray whale found floating off Alameda earlier this month likely died from blunt force trauma from a vessel strike, according to a necropsy report done by the California Academy of Sciences and the Marine Mammal Center. The cause of death couldn't be fully confirmed due to the whale's decomposed state and body position.
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7 months ago Read more at CBS News

Everyone is warmly invited to participate in the April “Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter” on Thursday, April 4 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. It will begin by reflecting on the lives of Cedrick Chatman and Adam Toledo, two teenagers whose lives were taken by racist violence.
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7 months ago Read more at Jamaica Plain News

SCICON, short for the Outdoor School of Science and Conservation, is run by the Tulare County Office of Education. Over 8,000 fifth and sixth graders visit the school throughout the year. Students are able to take hikes that range from easy to difficult, learn about aquatics and visit a museum featuring items and animals.
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7 months ago Read more at WABC-TV

Researchers measured, chipped and drilled a small device into ponderosa pines in Flagstaff. The device tracks how trees respond to stress. This goal is reducing wildfire risk.
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7 months ago Read more at Arizona's Family

Interdisciplinary researchers in Illinois, the U.S. and around the world can advance their projects with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology's new Zeiss Xradia 630 Versa micro-CT scanner. Computed tomography is an imaging technique that involves capturing a series of cross-sectional X-ray scans of an object or sample — whether it's a material like concrete or a biological sample like an insect or human body. Most micro-
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7 months ago Read more at EurekAlert

Scientists estimate that the supply of methane hydrate may hold anywhere from 5 percent to 22 percent of the Earth’s mobile carbon. This is a potent greenhouse gas, with about 25 times the heat-trapping potential of carbon dioxide. The UT-GOM2-1 mission was made possible by a grant of more than $100 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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7 months ago Read more at The Alcalde