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Ancient comatulid named after President Zelensky -Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi

Ancient sea animal with 10 arms is named after Ukraine's president Zelensky. "Fossil comatulids, referred to as feather stars, are mostly known from highly disarticulated specimens. A single isolated element (centrodorsal) has been the basis for taxonomic description of a vast majority of fossil comatulids....
Source: royalsocietypublishing.org

Animated video can more cost-effectively reach the widest – even geographically isolated – populations, it readily

Animated video can more cost-effectively reach the widest – even geographically isolated – populations, it readily complements extension services and international development community efforts to secure knowledge transfer and recipient buy-in for innovations. Implications and future research...
Source: tandfonline.com

SOS via SMS: Help for suicidal teens is a text message away: With younger generations using cellphones less for actual conversation

SOS via SMS: Help for suicidal teens is a text message away: With younger generations using cellphones less for actual conversation and more for text messaging, suicide prevention organizations are setting up ways that let distraught youths seek help that way.
Source: medicalxpress.com

An investigation of the false discovery rate and the misinterpretation of p-values David Colquhoun. Royal Society Open Science.

An investigation of the false discovery rate and the misinterpretation of p-values David Colquhoun. Royal Society Open Science.
Source: royalsocietypublishing.org