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Scientists reveal the hidden trigger behind massive floods (www.sciencedaily.com)
 

Atmospheric rivers, while vital for replenishing water on the U.S. West Coast, are also the leading cause of floods though storm size alone doesn't dictate their danger. A groundbreaking study analyzing over 43,000 storms across four decades found that pre-existing soil moisture is a critical factor, with flood peaks multiplying when the ground is already saturated.

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Emissions of Fast Fashion Giant Shein Balloon in 2024 (earth.org)
Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

This article is not really about mathematical talent. It mentions that stereotypes might be reproduced by attributing success in girls to diligence and in boys to talent, but it's about mathematical ability.

At the start of the first school year (when children are five or six years old), there are no differences, on average, between boys and girls in mathematical ability. But after just four months, boys have pulled ahead. The gap widens throughout the year.

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Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action (www.nature.com)
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How to spot suspicious papers: a sleuthing guide for scientists (www.nature.com)
 

Archived link of the article

The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides (COSIG) brings together 27 freely available resources that explain how to spot image duplication, citation manipulation, plagiarism, tortured phrases and other hallmarks of paper mills — businesses that produce fake papers to order. The guides also provide tips for reviewing papers in specific disciplines, including biology, chemistry, statistics and computer science.

“A lot of people assume that you need some special talent, you need eagle eyes to see things, or you need to be at your computer ten hours a day looking through the scientific literature. But really, anybody can do it,” says Richardson. “That’s one of our mantras.”

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When There's Too Much Friction in the Air, or: The Romanticization of Revolution (margaretkilljoy.substack.com)
 

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The communities menu is now mega in c/piefed_meta@piefed.social
[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago

For me, this is beautiful because thanks to the many rows, we can access more stuff in just one click.

I don't know how anyone would feel about the following, nor how easy or difficult it would be to implement something like that, but I'll say it anyways. I was wondering if we could somehow access all these in one click, instead of two. Meaning, what if these lists were on the sidebar? Or perhaps create a new, narrower sidebar on the left side? Possibly, them having the option to collapse as well?

Just some thoughts and thank you for everything.

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What is the high seas treaty? (phys.org)
 

The high seas treaty could become law by the end of the year, affording protection to marine life in the vast swaths of ocean that belong to no one.

The treaty was adopted by UN member states in June 2023. It has been ratified by 31 nations plus the European Union, and comes into force 120 days after its 60th ratification.

But at the UN Ocean Conference this week, hosts France said around 50 countries have ratified the pact, bringing it within reach of enactment. [...]

Do new posts in PieFed start with 2 upvotes, by default? in c/piefed_meta@piefed.social
[–] solo@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago

That was fast! Thank you

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Do new posts in PieFed start with 2 upvotes, by default? (piefed.social)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by solo@piefed.social to c/piefed_meta@piefed.social
5 comments fedilink
 

I just created an account here just a couple of days back, so I don't know if this is normal or a bug, so I thought of asking here first.

Today, I posted 3 articles and they all started with 2 upvotes. Not sure if this was the case yesterday too, if it was, admittedly, I didn't notice.

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When will a vital system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean collapse? Depends on whom you ask. (grist.org)
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Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds (insideclimatenews.org)
 

The study: Impact of heatwave amplitude, duration, and timing on parasite fitness at different baseline temperatures