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Life & Chemistry

New Hope for Rabies Eradication in Africa

In the current issue of Journal of General Virology a team of scientists from Africa, USA and France report that within this common ancestry there are distinct…

Information Technology

Unlocking Business Potential with Gridipedia’s Grid Technologies

In addition it is also a useful source of information on design patterns for solutions to common Grid problems, proven use cases on companies that are applying…

Life & Chemistry

Key Discovery on Invasive Ants’ Unusual Cooperation Strategy

Researchers discovered how some species that successfully invade large extensions of land have an unusual way of doing so: they cooperate with other colonies…

Information Technology

Lego-Like Process Enhances Sharing of Science Findings

POKM, a partnership between the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), is a…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Collaborative Learning Innovations Across Multiple Institutions

It started innocently enough. A collaborative research course taught at one university led to conversations about graduate teaching among colleagues residing…

Environmental Conservation

Scientists Confirm: Human-Induced Global Warming Is Real

While the harsh winter pounding many areas of North America and Europe seemingly contradicts the fact that global warming continues unabated, a new survey…

Physics & Astronomy

Cosmic Rays Uncover Upper Atmosphere Secrets Underground

Published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters and led by scientists from the UK’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and the Science and…

Environmental Conservation

Insights on the Evolution of Spain’s Electricity Sector

These are the conclusions of a team of scientists from the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) of the University of Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, who…

Studies and Analyses

Less Attention, Better Behavior: Insights on Cognitive Processes

Most cognitive processes supporting adaptive behavior need attentional resources for their operation. Consider memory. If memory was a car, attention would be…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Tiny Switches: The Future of Electronic Innovation

The enormous progress in information technology is mainly related to the fact that the electronic parts in computers are getting smaller and smaller. And…

Life & Chemistry

Mice and Humans Share Similar Olfactory Preferences

Published on January 16, 2009 in the journal Plos One, their work confirms that olfactory preferences are not solely determined by experience or culture, but…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Hereditary Factors in Severe Obesity and Eating Behavior

This result was published in Nature Genetics on January 18th 2009 by a research group led by CNRS senior researcher Philippe Froguel and Inserm researcher…

Information Technology

£9M Fund for Digital Innovation Research Project Launch

Part-funded by Research Councils UK (RCUK) Digital Economy Programme and led by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the five-year…

Life & Chemistry

Orphaned Elephants Build Bonds 20 Years After Ivory Ban

“Our study shows that it takes a long time – upwards of 20 years – for a family who has lost its kin to rebuild,” said lead researcher Kathleen Gobush, Ph.D.,…

Social Sciences

Many of China’s 140 million old people find the crowd to be lonely

Although capitalism has brought prosperity and increased political power to China, it has also caused the weakening of a traditional society that had…

Life & Chemistry

Reptile Fossil Sparks Debate Over New Zealand’s Submergence

Today, the endangered New Zealand tuatara (Sphenodon) is a lizard-like reptile that is the only survivor of a group that was globally widespread at the time of…

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