2022 - Page 67 of 71 - Women Leadership Magazine USA

Scientists, seen ascending to the research station in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria, discovered plastic particles more than 10,000 feet above sea level. (Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, Niedermoser/Zenger)

Nature Needs An Alp-ing Hand: Shock As Nanoplastics Found 10,000 Feet Up Mountains

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Astonished scientists discovered that the particles had blown in from cities more than 2,000 miles away.
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Scientists at Tufts University were able to regenerate the lost leg of an African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) by using an acute multidrug delivery via a wearable bioreactor. Pictured here is a normal African clawed frog. (Pouzin Olivier)

A New Leg To Stand On: Scientists Regenerate Frog’s Lost Limb

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The regeneration of limbs, and even organs, offers hope to the growing number of amputees.
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“People go through many hiccups in life, but the key is not to stop at that hiccup,” said Evelyn Wilson, 80, who will have been abstinent from alcohol and cocaine use for 50 years in May. “My philosophy is the better you feel about yourself the better you’ll treat yourself.” (Courtesy of Evelyn Wilson)

‘Gangsta Grandma’ Uses Lived Experience To Rehabilitate Lovingly

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“I believe to this day that God wants me to be clean and sober,” says Wilson, whose substance abuse ended on May 19, 1972.
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A great white shark seen in the waters off Gansbaai in South Africa. With people returning to the beaches following the pandemic, a rise in shark bites has been recorded worldwide, especially in the United States, where 64 percent of attacks took place. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Chomping On Some Bits: Shark Bites On The Rise

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Shark attacks had been declining for the last few years but are making a comeback.
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The silent wings of an owl has inspired designers of aircraft wings, seeking to reduce noise pollution. (Wang and Liu)

Owl’s About That? Owl Wings Inspire Quieter Airfoil Design

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Silent hunters show engineers how plane and turbine props can make less noise.
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An American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) eats hawthorn berries, beginning a process that will eventually spread the plant's seeds locally. The loss of seed-dispersing animals endangers the spread of plants in response to a changing environment. (Paul D. Vitucci)

The Animals That Disperse Seeds Are Disappearing, Spelling Trouble For Vital Plants

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Extinction and habitat loss have reduced seed dispersal for plants that need to be carried to new ranges as climate changes.
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Carole Baskin has spent decades fighting for the safety of big cats and cubs. (Courtesy of Carole Baskin)

Carole Baskin Keeps Up Campaign Against Big Cat Abusers, In ‘Cage Fight’ And On Capitol Hill

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Baskin spoke to Zenger about the Big Cat Public Safety Act, and why she thinks the “rivalry” between her and Joe Exotic is dead.
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Year: 2022