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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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How One Mozambican Researcher Hopes to Mitigate the Climate Crisis through Coffee

May 28, 2024

Maria Tomas Cossa is mitigating the impact of climate change through her research on coffee agroforestry systems and carbon sequestration. Published May 28, 2024 By ISR Staff Maria Tomas Cossa is a marine biology graduate with a Master’s in Conservation Biology. She is a member of the International Science Reserve and a prominent researcher at Mozambique’s Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies.  Currently, she is working on climate change mitigation through her pioneering research on coffee...

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“Did you feel it?” How understanding small earthquakes readies us for big ones

May 6, 2024

Sarah Minson studies earthquakes and offers guidance on what to do if you experience one. Published May 6, 2024 By ISR Staff Sarah Minson is a Research Geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program.  Sarah’s research attempts to understand not only how faults slip, but also to understand what we can and cannot determine about earthquake ruptures and how these uncertainties affect our estimates of potential earthquake impacts. She has also studied earthquake early...

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April 13, 2025  · 
Economic consequences of spatial variation and temporal variability of climate change
Contributors: Francisco Estrada| Richard S. J. Tol| Wouter Botzen|
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April 11, 2025  · 
Neural pathways to resilience: Leveraging neuroscience to understand and mitigate eco‐anxiety
Contributors: Burcin Ikiz| Joshua M. Carlson|
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April 08, 2025  · 
The lonely brain: Aligning theories of loneliness with data from neuroimaging studies
Contributors: Flora Blandl| Naomi I. Eisenberger|
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March 31, 2025  · 
Social media are many things: Addressing the components and patterns of adolescent social media use
Contributors: Anne J. Maheux| Chelly Maes| Kaitlyn Burnell| Daniel J. Bauer| Mitchell J. Prinstein| Eva H. Telzer|
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March 30, 2025  · 
Call production and wingbeat coupling is flexible and species‐specific in echolocating bats
Contributors: Hangjing Xia| Nina Ma| Aoqiang Li| Jinhong Luo|
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March 20, 2025  · 
In‐situ responses of temperate‐zone bats to climate change
Contributors: Gerald Kerth| Janis M. Wolf|
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March 18, 2025  · 
Balancing act: The dual role of claudin‐2 in disease
Contributors: Shanshan Wu| Jia Gao| Yiran Han| Wenzhe Zhang| Xue Li| Derun Kong| Hua Wang| Li Zuo|
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March 17, 2025  · 
The beautiful adolescent brain: An evolutionary developmental perspective
Contributors: B. J. Casey| Alexandra O. Cohen| Adriana Galvan|
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March 13, 2025  · 
Differentially expressed miRNAs offer new perspective into cave adaptation of Astyanax mexicanus
Contributors: Tathagata Biswas| Huzaifa Hassan| Nicolas Rohner|
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February 28, 2025  · 
Human regulatory systems in the age of abundance: A predictive processing perspective
Contributors: Otto Muzik| Vaibhav A. Diwadkar|
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