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New Bone Survey Method Aids Arctic Caribou Conservation

The research may be used to create improved conservation strategies for an ecologically important area that has been under evaluation for natural resource…

Life & Chemistry

Discover Stunning Intertidal Life and Algae Diversity

Walking on a rocky intertidal shore you will see a fascinating landscape often dominated by large algae of different sorts. It is a beautiful environment full…

Event News

Exploring Water-Filtered Infrared-A in Medicine and Research

Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) is a special form of infrared radiation (heat radiation) in the range 780-1400 nm, which is used in medicine for prevention…

Studies and Analyses

First Steps: Timing Doesn’t Reflect Child’s Intelligence

On average, children take the first steps on their own at the age of 12 months. Many parents perceive this event as a decisive turning point. However, the…

Life & Chemistry

Four Cells Transform Seabed Microbiology with Archaea Insights

Single-celled archaea are invisible to the naked eye, and even when using a microscope, great care must be taken to observe them. An international team of…

Life & Chemistry

Endangered lemurs' genomes sequenced

For the first time, the complete genomes of three populations of aye-ayes–a type of lemur–have been sequenced and analyzed. The results of the…

Life & Chemistry

Xenoturbella Bocki: The Simple Worm’s Role in Human Evolution

The Xenoturbella bocki worm is a one-centimetre long worm with a simple body plan that is only found regularly by the west coast of Sweden. The worm lacks a…

Machine Engineering

Machines That Feel: Laser Technology Transforms Sensitivity

An isolating layer and a sensor layer are coated directly onto the tooling component, and the sensor is then structured using an ultrashort pulsed laser. Since…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Protein Particle Transmission in Neurodegenerative Diseases

In diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s endogenous proteins accumulate in the brain, eventually leading to the death of nerve cells. These deposits, which…

Life & Chemistry

Mice Display Natural Vocalization Skills, New Study Reveals

Scientists have long thought that mice might serve as a model for how humans learn to vocalize. But new research led by scientists at Washington State…

Health & Medicine

Climate Change Risks Diarrheal Disease in Botswana, Study Finds

In a National Science Foundation funded study, Kathleen Alexander, an associate professor of wildlife at Virginia Tech, found that climate drives a large part…

Health & Medicine

Cholesterol Calculations Underestimate Heart Disease Risks

In what promises to be an eye-opener for many doctors and patients who routinely depend on cholesterol testing, a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Regulation recommendations so that biofuel plants don't become weeds

After comparing the lists and how they are created, researchers at the University of Illinois's Energy Biosciences Institute have developed some suggestions on…

Physics & Astronomy

Innovative Sun Block Discovered for VY Canis Majoris Star

The discovery was made in the course of a study of a spectacular star, VY Canis Majoris or VY CMa for short, which is a variable star located in the…

Life & Chemistry

New DNA Test Reveals Ingredients in Your Food

Almost all foodstuffs contain the genetic material of those animal and plant species that were used in their preparation. Scientists at the Institute of…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Discover New Supernova Type: Key Insights Unveiled

Previously, supernovae were divided into either core-collapse or Type Ia categories. Core-collapse supernovae are the explosion of a star about 10 to 100 times…

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