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Detecting wildlife illness and death with new early alert system
Network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations helps track emerging threatsCredit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis From domoic acid poisoning in seabirds to canine...
The hidden culprit killing lithium-metal batteries from the inside
First-of-their-kind snapshots reveal byproduct crippling powerful, experimental cellsCredit: Katie Jungjohann, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- For decades, scientists have...
Trust me, I’m a chatbot
Göttingen University researchers investigate effect of non-human conversation partners in customer servicesCredit: Mozafari More and more companies are using chatbots...
Floating into summer with more buoyant, liquid-proof life jackets, swimsuits (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Summertime is here, and that often means long, lazy days at the beach, water skiing and...
Scientists created several samples of glasses for protection against nuclear radiation
Bismuth borate glasses were shown outperformance while compared with the commercial onesCredit: Image: UrFU / Anastasia Farafontova. An international research...
Seven degrees from one trillion species of microbes
Global Microbiome Transition Network hints at origins and evolution paths of microbiomesCredit: LIU Yang and JING Gongchao The Earth contains...
Oregon State researchers begin to unravel the mysteries of kombucha fermentation
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University scientists are beginning to unravel the key microorganisms that contribute...
A new sensitive tool for the efficient quantification of plant disease susceptibility
Credit: APS While several biology techniques have undergone significant technical advances that have allowed their high-throughput implementation, assessing the resistance...
How climate change and fires are shaping the forests of the future
Tracking future forest fires with AICredit: R. Seidl / TUM Forest fires are already a global threat. "But considering how...
Experts tackle modern slavery in Greek strawberry fields using satellite technology
Credit: Ioannis Kougkoulos, Kornilia Hatzinikolaou A consortium of modern slavery experts, led by the University of Nottingham, have assisted the...
Short chain fatty acids: An ‘ace in the hole’ against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Scientists find that short chain fatty acids can be used to reduce susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality from COVID-19Credit:...
Personalised 3D printed knee implant could help thousands of arthritis sufferers
Credit: University of Bath Pioneering 'printed metal' procedure to create bespoke treatment for early knee osteoarthritis set to be trialled...
Announcing 2020 Impact Factor for Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB)
Credit: APSB Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB) is delighted to announce that the Impact Factor (IF) of the journal is...
MCDB: A comprehensive curated mitotic catastrophe database
Credit: APSB Mitotic Catastrophe Database (MCDB) is a proprietary, standard, and comprehensive database for Mitotic catastrophe (MC) related data facilitating...
Pierre Vanderhaeghen awarded for his pioneering research
X EDITION OF THE REMEDIOS CARO ALMELA PRIZECredit: IN Particular emphasis was placed on "the originality of his work, the...
Scientists find way to navigate a heavy uphill climb
Tiny motors behave like rock climbersCredit: Image courtesy of Jun Zhang, NYU's Courant Institute and NYU's Department of Physics. A...
Heisenberg under the microscope
Credit: © Lorenzo Magrini/Constanze Bach/Aspelmeyer Group/University of Vienna A football is not a quantum particle. There are crucial differences between...
Metal-based molecules show promise against the build-up of Alzheimer’s peptides
Credit: Imperial College London In lab tests, Imperial researchers have created a metal-based molecule that inhibits the build-up of a...
Study reveals new aspects of gingivitis and body’s response
Links to other health issues suggestedCredit: Dr. Shatha Bamashmous, University of Washington School of Dentistry UW researchers reveal new aspects...
Study shows Cannabis terpenes provide pain relief, contribute to ‘entourage effect’
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences/Noelle Haro-Gomez When it comes to the medicinal and therapeutic properties of Cannabis sativa, an...
