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Land in a cyclone’s wake becomes more vulnerable to forest fires
The strong winds and torrential rains that accompany a cyclone do tremendous damage to ecosystems, and this damage can make...
Conscious perception of sound is carried by dedicated assemblies of neurons in the brain
A new study co-led by Human Brain Project researchers in France has revealed how consciously listening generates sound-specific assemblies of...
Diego bows to ancestral sabretoothed mammal
Dogs, cats, and their close relatives -- existing and extinct -- are members of Carnivoramorpha, a group of mammals in...
Popular herbicide weakens bumblebees’ color vision
Finnish researchers found out how Roundup, a herbicide containing glyphosate, affects the learning and memory of bumblebees. Already a small...
New satellite imagery first to identify endangered Gulf of St. Lawrence North Atlantic right whale from space
New satellite imagery research led by the University of Ottawa is the first to identify a specific endangered Gulf of...
New horizons in neural recording systems
Geneva, Switzerland - A new whitepaper, released by the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, reveals the first neural signals...
Pandemic escalated teen cyberbullying – Asian Americans targeted most
Early in the COVID‐19 pandemic, there was a concern that cyberbullying incidents (online threats, mistreatment or harassment) would increase because...
Yes, we can!
-- The year was 2018 and physicist Fariba Karimi remembers feeling appalled and disgusted by the remarks made by a prominent...
Red Alert: massive stars sound warning they are about to go supernova
Astronomers from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Montpellier have devised an ‘early warning’ system to sound the...
Smelling in VR environment possible with new gaming technology
An odor machine, so-called olfactometer, makes it possible to smell in VR environments. First up is a “wine tasting game”...
Study: ‘Exploring’ inventors thrive in workplaces with open communications
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 12, 2022) – A new organizational design study from researchers at the University of South Florida sheds...
In the UK Biobank, Black participants develop dementia at a higher rate than White participants (HR: 1.43, 95% CI 1.16-1.77)
In the UK Biobank, Black participants develop dementia at a higher rate than White participants (HR: 1.43, 95% CI 1.16-1.77),...
Chemistry’s Emily Mevers utilizes marine egg masses for medical innovations
New treatments for infection, also known as antibiotics and antivirals, are needed desperately as new pathogens continuously emerge and current...
Dinosaur “mummies” might not be as unusual as we think
A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur “mummies” aren’t as exceptional as we might expect, according to a...
Julia M. Gohlke earns NASA grant to study how extreme weather impacts health
Julia M. Gohlke, associate professor of environmental health in the Department of Population Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary...
Why erect-crested penguins reject their first egg and lay a second one
A new analysis of old data suggests that the endangered erect-crested penguin’s bizarre nesting habits – rejecting the first egg...
Report provides scientific plan for nature-based climate solutions
Agricultural engineering professor Ben Runkle has co-authored a report by leading ecosystem scientists and policy experts, calling for a scientific...
Analysis of US Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding, undermining the Act’s effectiveness
Analysis of U.S. Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding,...
L’Oréal and UNESCO honor outstanding female scientists
As part of the L'Oréal-UNESCO funding program "For Women in Science," Dr. Eteri Svanidze of the MPI CPfS Dresden was...
Sustainable fishing plan for Caribbean spiny lobsters
A new project will help to ensure sustainable fishing and aquaculture (fish farming) of Caribbean spiny lobsters.Credit: Michael Bowleg A...
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