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El Niño and La Niña climate swings threaten mangroves worldwide
A new international study led by researchers at Tulane University shows that the El Niño […]
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Did the Victorians have faster reactions? – Mind Hacks
Psychologists have been measuring reaction times since before psychology existed, and they are still a […]
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Elsevier removes journal from Scopus after Retraction Watch inquiry – Retraction Watch
Elsevier has removed a journal from its Scopus database after Retraction Watch inquired about its […]
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Doomscrolling COVID-19 News Takes an Emotional Toll – Here is How to Prevent That
Picture this: it’s April 2020, you’re between Zoom meetings, and scrolling through your social media […]
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New Person of LWON: Betsy Mason
It’s my pleasure to welcome Betsy Mason as the newest person of LWON. Betsy is […]
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Earliest use of psychoactive and medicinal plant ‘harmal’ identified in Iron Age Arabia
A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient knowledge systems behind therapeutic and psychoactive […]
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John Bargh’s “Before You Know It” – Mind Hacks
I have a review of John Bargh’s new book “Before You Know It: The Unconscious […]
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Scopus indexed a journal with a fake editorial board and a sham archive – Retraction Watch
Editor’s note: We asked Elsevier to respond to some of the findings in this post. […]
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Genetically Rescued Organism: Toward A Solution For Sudden Oak Death
Sudden oak death, caused by the pathogen Phythophthora ramorum, is one of the most ecologically devastating […]
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Why are some rocks on the moon highly magnetic?
Where did the moon’s magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever […]