life sciences
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Florida Desperately Feeding Lettuce to Manatees to Stop Mass Starvation
A feeding program for manatees is intensifying in Florida as conservation groups seek to save the marine mammals in the face of a devastating loss in local seagrass, the animals’ favourite food.
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More Evidence That People Eat More When They Sleep Less
Getting a better night’s sleep may help you cut down on calories, a new trial this week has shown. The randomised, controlled study found that overweight people who often underslept consumed fewer calories over a two-week period after undergoing a course of sleep training. The findings suggest that a healthy sleep pattern should be a…
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Scientists Figured Out How All-Female Termite Colonies Came to Exist
An international team of scientists says all-female termite colonies from Japan are the result of accidental hybridisation, and that their highly robust nature makes them an ecological threat.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Affect Chances of Getting Pregnant Through IVF, Fertility Clinic Study Finds
New research continues to affirm the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines for people planning or expecting to have children. The study found no evidence that vaccination affected the outcomes of patients getting in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), either in their chances of becoming pregnant or experiencing complications like an early miscarriage.