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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, CHEPChief Biopreparedness Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals 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...

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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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Developing a New App to Empower Urban Farmers

January 25, 2024

Winners of the Junior Academy Innovation Challenge Spring 2023 “Urban Gardens” Team members: Tianze H. (Team Lead) (United States), Tianlai H. (United States), Radwa A. (Egypt) Mentor: Olusola Ladokun (Nigeria) Urban gardening can be an effective way to provide fresh and healthy food at a low cost, particularly in parts of the world where food security remains elusive. But it involves many variables– climate, soil, location, sun exposure, type of crop– and urban residents often...

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Modeling Disasters to Prepare for the Next One

November 28, 2023

International Science Reserve community member Daniel San Martin shares how he is applying his research in scientific computing to wildfire preparation and response. In any major climate-related crisis, access to geo-spatial-temporal datasets, mapping, modeling, and analytical tools are critical to aid recovery efforts and protect communities. Many expert researchers, especially scientists and institutions in low-to-middle income countries, lack the tools to access and analyze relevant data, to inform local decision makers on how to act...

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Bat Biology and Ecology

November 10, 2023

A series of research articles examining bat biology and ecology. Articles include The pale spear-nosed bat: A neuromolecular and transgenic model for vocal learning; From island biogeography to landscape and metacommunity ecology: A macroecological perspective of bat communities; Sick bats stay home alone: fruit bats practice social distancing when faced with an immunological challenge; A review of the major threats and challenges to global bat conservation; Individuality and function of chemical signals during conflict resolution...

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The Year in Climate Science Research

September 22, 2023

Published since 2020, The Year in Climate Science Research is a rolling submission series covering diverse topics in climate science. The editor is Dr. Luis Gimeno, University of Vigo, Spain. See https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632.year-in-climate-science.

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Using Data to Protect Food Systems from Climate Impacts

June 8, 2023

The International Science Reserve convened an expert panel to talk about the role of data in preparing for and responding to potential food system crises. The world has enough food to feed everyone, yet the World Food Programme estimates that 345 million people around the world remain acutely food insecure in 2023.   Potentially further escalating this inequity, climate shocks are increasing the risks to agricultural yields. Heavy rainfall, droughts, and heatwaves can cause crop failures; climate and...

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Annals

November 02, 2024  · 
Optimizing the low‐temperature performance of high‐wax‐content crude oil with emulsion‐based wax inhibitors: Mechanisms and efficacy
Contributors: Jiaqiang Jing| Lei Cao| Yuting Shan| Jie Sun| Jiatong Tan|
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October 21, 2024  · 
The costs and the potential allocation of costs of bouillon fortification: The cases of Nigeria, Senegal, and Burkina Faso
Contributors: Stephen A. Vosti| Michael Jarvis| Olufolakemi Mercy Anjorin| Reina Engle‐Stone| Maguette Beye| Faith Ishaya| Karim Koudougou| Blessing Oni| Hervé Somda| Katherine P. Adams|
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October 15, 2024  · 
The state of the bats in North America
Contributors: Amanda M. Adams| Luis A. Trujillo| C. J. Campbell| Karin L. Akre| Joaquin Arroyo‐Cabrales| Leanne Burns| Jeremy T. H. Coleman| Rita D. Dixon| Charles M. Francis| Melquisedec Gamba‐Rios| Vona Kuczynska| Angie McIntire| Rodrigo A. Medellín| Katrina M. Morris| Jorge Ortega| Jonathan D. Reichard| Brian Reichert| Jordi L. Segers| Michael D. Whitby| Winifred F. Frick|
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October 11, 2024  · 
Microbes as medicine
Contributors: Brendan A. Daisley| Emma Allen‐Vercoe|
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October 09, 2024  · 
The links between experiential learning and 4E cognition
Contributors: Angélique Lebert| Óscar Vilarroya|
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October 03, 2024  · 
Understanding the role of the human gut microbiome in overweight and obesity
Contributors: Michael I. McBurney| Clara E. Cho|
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September 28, 2024  · 
The underlying architecture of musical sensibility: One general factor, four subdimensions, and strong genetic effects
Contributors: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen| Espen Røysamb| Olav Mandt Vassend| Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski| Tor Endestad| Anne Danielsen| Bruno Laeng|
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September 25, 2024  · 
Seventy‐five years of impactful environmental and occupational health research at the Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine at New York University
Contributors: Maarten C. Bosland| Terry Gordon| Jerome J. Solomon| Roy E. Shore| Morton Lippmann|
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September 19, 2024  · 
Establishing human microbial observatory programs in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Contributors: Jeffrey I. Gordon| Michael J. Barratt| Matthew C. Hibberd| Mustafizur Rahman| Tahmeed Ahmed|
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September 13, 2024  · 
What can naked mole‐rats teach us about ameliorating hypoxia‐related human diseases?
Contributors: Karen L. Kadamani| Reyhaneh Rahnamaie‐Tajadod| Liam Eaton| John Bengtsson| Mohammad Ojaghi| Hang Cheng| Matthew E. Pamenter|
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