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Unexpectedly large number of trees populate the Western Sahara and the Sahel
Credit: Laurent Kergoat - GET The number of trees inhabiting the Western Sahara, the Sahel and the Sudanian zone has...
Clean and clear: How being more transparent over resources helps cut carbon emissions
Credit: University of Sussex Countries that sign up to improved financial transparency over oil, gas, and mining revenues benefit from...
RNA editing of BFP using artificial APOBEC1 deaminase to restore the genetic
Credit: JAIST Various genetic diseases caused by point mutations have no established therapeutic approaches. Prof. Tsukahara and colleagues (Japan Advanced...
Warm central equatorial pacific sea surface temperatures and anthropogenic warming boosted the 2019 severe drought in East China
Credit: Jufang Hu Drought usually originates from a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time and is identified...
Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from “dry” air
MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable.Credit: Image: Alina LaPotin Researchers at MIT and elsewhere...
As New Yorkers prepare to vote, COVID-19 stays top-of-mind
Many pin hopes on a vaccine as the pandemic continues to disrupt daily lifeCredit: CUNY SPH Nearly three quarters (72%)...
Bringing a power tool from math into quantum computing
Scientists design a novel quantum circuit that calculates the fast Fourier transform, an indispensable tool in all fields of engineeringCredit:...
NTU scientists report plastic could be ‘eco-friendlier’ than paper &cotton in Singapore
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have modelled the cradle-to-grave environmental impact of using different...
Rates of food insecurity remain high despite expansion of NYC food assistance programs
Credit: CUNY SPH In the last several months, the proportion of New Yorkers reached by the public food programs initiated...
Start-up with plastic waste recycling solution wins top prize at ideasinc 2020
Credit: NTU Singapore Magorium - a Singaporean start-up seeking to disrupt the construction industry with an innovative plastic waste recycling...
Scientists voice concerns, call for transparency and reproducibility in AI research
International scientists are challenging their colleagues to make Artificial Intelligence (AI) research more transparent and reproducible to accelerate the impact...
New blood test predicts which COVID-19 patients will develop severe infection
Test could inform doctors on best treatment optionsCredit: Ray Lohan Wednesday, 14 October 2020: Scientists have developed, for the first...
New study highlights links between inflammation and Parkinson’s disease
Luxembourg research on Parkinson's diseaseCredit: ©University Of Luxembourg Around 15% of Parkinson's disease cases are related to a known genetic...
World first study shows that some microorganisms can bend the rules of evolution
Credit: no credit In a world first Monash University scientists have discovered that HGT can bend the rules of evolution....
Study provides new hope for children suffering from rare muscle diseases
Credit: Credit: Stephen Greenspan . Known as myofibrillar myopathies, these rare genetic diseases lead to progressive muscle wasting, affecting muscle...
Cognitive behavioral therapy normalizes brain abnormality in OCD patients
The abnormality also may predict treatment success or failureCredit: UCLA Health FINDINGS UCLA scientists and colleagues studying the effects of...
Diamond-studded silk wound dressing detects infection and improves healing
Credit: RMIT University Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns,...
Immune failure can cause serious COVID-19
Persons with critical corona-disease may have antibodies blocking the body´s most important defence mechanisms.Credit: Ingvild Festervoll Melien While most people...
FAU researchers receive $1.3 million NIH grant for stem cell research
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine scientists will analyze stem cell activation with a focus on age-related and degenerative diseasesCredit: Alex...
From puppyhood to senior age: Different personality traits age differently
Dogs' personality changes over time, but these changes occur unevenly during the dogs' life, and each trait follows a distinct...
