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In the heart of sun-soaked Morocco, scientists are cultivating a future where tough crops defy a relentless drought. Cultivated areas across Morocco are expected to shrink to 2.5 million hectares in 2024 compared with 3.7 million last year, with cereal yields more than halving to 25 million quintals (2.5 million tonnes)
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7 months ago Read more at Phys.org

Equity and inclusion are important issues for any teacher, but they can be particularly important in subjects like chemistry. There are many benefits that derive from diversifying participation in STEM, including economic prosperity, global sustainability, active citizenship, social mobility and social justice. The challenge for chemistry is exacerbated by declining chemistry undergraduate recruitment and low rates of retention among chemistry teachers and researchers.
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7 months ago Read more at Education in Chemistry

PNNL scientists are part of a national consortium creating the first molecular map of such effects. They aim to uncover, at the smallest scales, the impacts of exercise on humans and other mammals by investigating the effects of exercise. The consortium’s biomolecular analysis centers use an omics approach to analyze genes, proteins, or other biomolecules at a whole-body level.
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7 months ago Read more at EurekAlert

The farther away galaxies are, the faster they are moving, to the point that they seem to be moving at nearly the speed of light. Our finding suggests that, on those very scales, Einstein's theory may also be insufficient," said Niayesh Afshordi, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Waterloo.
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7 months ago Read more at Deccan Herald

Water and ethanol molecules, and the way the cluster together at different temperatures, impact the flavour profile of alcoholic drinks. In the first stages of their research, the scientists measured the surface tension of different alcohol types. They would then increase the ABV of the drinks, and studied changes in their clusters at different alcohol levels and temperatures.
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7 months ago Read more at The Drinks Business

South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions has admitted it has struggled to meet an “unprecedented increase” in applications. Some applicants have complained of long waits—some say years—for their applications to be processed. More than 20 science professionals voiced their displeasure on LinkedIn after Richard Graeme Horn called out the council.
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7 months ago Read more at Research Professional News

Net World Sports is the UK’s number one equipment supplier. It offers products to customers in more than 180 countries across the globe. The partnership will also see the FORZA brand work with Scottish Hockey. Both parties will feature on a Scottish Hockey co-branded bag.
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7 months ago Read more at Scottish Hockey

Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino have a 400th match in English football. Chelsea have one game in hand and are just five points from seventh place and six points from sixth place. The blues currently have 14 first team players out injured for the game. It is likely that there will be more young players in the squad.
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7 months ago Read more at BBC.com

The Badgers varsity hockey, basketball, soccer, and volleyball teams collaborated with the university’s athletic department and the international students committee to organize the event. Participants rotated through several sports under the guidance of varsity athletes who shared their knowledge and enthusiasm. The event’s creative strategy of using sport to promote inclusivity and good behaviours was accomplished.
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7 months ago Read more at FISU

Boehly is a billionaire investor and CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2022, Security Benefit Life bought Chelsea FC, the British soccer club, from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich for $3 billion. After a decade of lending to production companies, he decided to strike out on his own. "I have very sticky, long-dated liabilities," he says.
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7 months ago Read more at Forbes India