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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing valuable resources such as meat, milk, and wool. However, insufficient or ill-adapted breeding programs and practices are compromising the conservation and improvement of animal genetic resources, … Read more

by Dr. Kristin Beck, Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde Sampling stations for Baltic cod and flounder in the western (blue) and central (red and yellow) Baltic Sea. Western Baltic Sea stations were located in the Mecklenburg Bay as part of the Belt Sea in 2020. Central Baltic Sea stations were located near Rügen and the south-western … Read more

Europa Clipper is seen in the 25-Foot Space Simulator at JPL in February, before the start of thermal vacuum testing. A battery of tests ensures that the NASA spacecraft can withstand the extreme hot, cold, and airless environment of space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In less than six months, NASA is set to launch Europa Clipper on … Read more

(Left) The new dark matter detection proposal looks for frequent interactions between nuclei in a detector and low-energy dark matter that may be present in and around Earth. (Right) A conventional direct detection experiment looks for occasional recoils from dark matter scattering. Credit: Anirban Das, Noah Kurinsky and Rebecca Leane Ever since its discovery, dark … Read more

General equilibrium economy-wide output losses, LGE⁠, obtained from an empirically calibrated and 1,000 synthetic COVID-19 shocks propagating on the aggregated IPN (blue dashed line) and on the FPN (red line, histogram). Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae064 How would an armed conflict, an epidemic, or a flood affect the economy? “Being able to assess—perhaps even … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social interaction is key to survival and reproductive success in primates, including humans. Optimizing outcomes from these encounters requires a calculated approach to cooperation and competition—knowing whom to trust, whom to avoid, or whom to confront confers an evolutionary advantage. This intricate balancing of reciprocal exchanges, governed by quid pro quo … Read more