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Resistance to glyphosate on the rise among weeds
The herbicide glyphosate, commonly sold under the brand name Roundup, is steadily becoming less effective as weeds develop resistance to it. Glyphosate was first registered in…
New HIV Infections After Vampire Facials at Unlicensed Spa
At least three clients of an unlicensed spa in New Mexico contracted HIV after receiving platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling facials, according to an investigation by the…
Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in 20 years
Government budget includes more money for basic research and notable increases to postgraduate stipends. Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in…
Can Green Hydrogen Production Help Bring Oceanic Dead Zones Back to Life?
Green hydrogen production makes a lot of extra oxygen. Could we put it to work revitalizing the ocean? Douglas Wallace was on a research ship in…
Frontiers’ journals saw large scale retractions—where does that leave the publisher’s reputation with researchers?
Frontiers, like other for-profit open access publishers, has struggled with a perception it has low editorial standards and weak peer review. But is that true? In…
Your nationality may influence how much you talk with your hands
When recounting an episode of the children’s TV show Pingu, people from Italy made an average of 22 gestures per 100 words, compared with 11 for…