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The Last Strand
May 16, 2025
Winner of the Junior Academy Challenge – Fall 2024 "Upcycling & Waste Management" Sponsored by Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Published May 16, 2025 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Vedeesh B. (Team Lead) (India), Livia G. (Sweden), Muhammad Q. (New Jersey, United States), Syed R. (Florida, United States) Mentor: Christine Yu (Hong Kong) Our world’s growing waste problem is largely driven by the production and disposal of short-lived products, creating a "use-and-dispose"...
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Upgrading the Hydraulic System
May 16, 2025
Winner of the Junior Academy Challenge – Fall 2024 "Remediation in South Brooklyn" Sponsored by The New York Academy of Sciences and Empire Wind 1 Published May 16, 2025 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Cameron A. (Team Lead) (New York, United States), Ohee S. (New York, United States), Cindy W. (New York, United States), Ankea C. (New York, United States), Ayten A. (New York, United States), Annika C. (New York, United States) Mentor:...
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A Case for Going to Bat for the Bats
October 31, 2024
Bats play a vital role in ecosystems. But new research shows that if action isn’t taken, the future of these essential winged mammals in North America may be in jeopardy. Published October 31, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager A Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) flying over water in Arizona. This species’ conservation status is classified as “least concern” according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Image courtesy of Dennis Donohue - via...
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Our Iceland Adventure Turned into a Climate Crisis Wake-Up Call
September 11, 2024
The Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon provides not only aesthetic beauty but it’s a case study in the detrimental effects of climate change and the need to take mitigative action now. Published September 11, 2024 By Syra Madad, D.H.Sc., M.Sc., MCP, CHEPPublic Health Editor-at-Large Photo by Syra Madad. On a recent trip to Iceland with my children, we visited the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, a place known for its serene beauty, where fractured icebergs from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier...
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Students Make Sustainable Fashion Statement
August 14, 2024
Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge Spring 2024: “Circular Textiles” Sponsored by Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Published August 14, 2024 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Rachita J. (India) (Team Lead), Mariia H. (Ukraine), Sofía R. (Colombia), Alex B. (United States), Sylvia X. (United States), Altynay N. (Kazakhstan) Textiles and fashion are important sectors for the world economy but as demand increases, so do the environmental and human costs –...
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Alternatives To Mineral Space Mining
August 14, 2024
Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge – Fall 2023 “Minerals of Technology” Sponsored by Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Published August 14, 2024 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Sriyash T. (Team Lead) (India), Radoslav K. (United States), Aarish K. (United States), Rehan S. (India), Aashritha T. (United States), Farhan M. (United States) For the “Minerals of Technology” Junior Academy Innovation Challenge, high school students were asked to come up with...
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The Environmental Benefits of Vertical Farming
August 14, 2024
Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge – Fall 2023 "Green Homes, Green Schools, Green Communities" Sponsored by The New York Academy of Sciences Published August 14, 2024 By Nicole PopeAcademy Education Contributor Team members: Iga P. (Team Lead) (Poland), Eliska B. (Slovakia), Alfiya K. (Kazakhstan), Ivanna V. (Ukraine), Linda M. (Slovakia), Nouha O. (Tunisia) Mentor: Adeola Akinsulure (Nigeria) In Fall 2023, The New York Academy of Sciences invited high school students from around the...
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Scientists Can Help Prepare for Record Heatwaves
August 5, 2024
With average global temperatures rising, here's some expert guidance so you can keep yourself, and those around you, safe during extreme heat waves. Published August 5, 2024 By ISR Staff Last year, the world shattered a record we never should have hit: our warmest year ever. In response, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres remarked that we are in an “era of global boiling,” as he called for swift action on human-induced climate change. So far in...
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Combining Data with Local Knowledge for Disaster Prep
August 5, 2024
Abiola I. Agnontcheme wants to make scientific information more accessible in different languages to help mitigate the most impactful effects of climate change. Published August 5, 2024 By ISR Staff Abiola I. Agnontcheme is an environmental sustainability expert from Republic of Benin. He currently leads as the Country Director for Ecoclimate Vision Benin, which is a team of 40 national representatives with different backgrounds. Ecoclimate Benin partners with governments, businesses, and civil society organizations to...
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This ISR Scientist Uses E-Noses to Sniff Out Disasters Before They Happen
July 1, 2024
Entrepreneur and researcher Nazeli Ter-Petrosyan uses data science to study artificial olfactory systems and biomedical image interpolation. Published July 1, 2024 By ISR Staff Nazeli Ter-Petrosyan is a data scientist and researcher from Armenia, researching artificial olfactory systems and biomedical image interpolation. She is a founding member and AI Developer at Wearify, a fashion-tech startup, and a data scientist at Opply, a food-tech startup optimizing the supply chain. As a TEDx speaker, young member of...
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Value‐added utilization of agricultural wastes in biocomposite production: Characteristics and applications
Contributors: Karuppusamy Manickaraj| Ramakrishnan Thirumalaisamy| Sivasubramanian Palanisamy| Nadir Ayrilmis| Ehab El Sayed Massoud| Murugesan Palaniappan| S. Lakshmi Sankar|
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Understanding the psychological impact of flooding on older adults: A scoping review
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Mechanisms governing bacterial capsular polysaccharide attachment and chain length
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Life at new extremes: Integrating stress physiology and the bio‐exposome in the Anthropocene
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Social media use, online experiences, and loneliness among young adults: A cohort study
Contributors: Timothy Matthews| Louise Arseneault| Bridget T. Bryan| Helen L. Fisher| Rebecca Gray| Joanne Henchy| Terrie E. Moffitt| Candice L. Odgers|
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Trends and biases in the social cost of carbon
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Drosophila model systems reveal intestinal stem cells as key players in aging
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Economic consequences of spatial variation and temporal variability of climate change
Contributors: Francisco Estrada| Richard S. J. Tol| Wouter Botzen|
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Neural pathways to resilience: Leveraging neuroscience to understand and mitigate eco‐anxiety
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The lonely brain: Aligning theories of loneliness with data from neuroimaging studies
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