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As Earth’s population grows, the demands of modern lifestyles place mounting strain on the global environment. Proposed solutions to preserve and promote planetary sustainability can...

The Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo sign articles of association to establish the Institut Pasteur in São Paulo

On Friday March 31st, 2023 at a ceremony in Paris, the Institut Pasteur President, Professor Stewart Cole, and the University of São Paulo (USP) Rector,...

researchers who mathematically modeled the phenomenon of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the early 2000s, scientists observed lightning discharge producing X-rays comprising high energy photons — the same type used for medical...

2021-like North American heat extremes: Increased impact of heat domes due to background warming and soil moisture feedback

In 2021, North America experienced one of the deadliest heatwaves in history, with extreme temperatures and heat-related illnesses affecting millions of people and leading to...

Why are forests turning brown in summer?

Increasing summer heat and drought are affecting European forests – some years, trees brown prematurely and some even start to die back. Researchers from ETH...

The Schmidt objektive produces detailed images of neurons in a mouse brain.

Scallop eyes as inspiration for new microscope objectives

Some species of mussels can see. Scallops, for example, have up to 200 eyes that help them detect predators such as an approaching starfish. However,...

Lehigh University researchers Arup SenGupta and Hao Chen

Path to net-zero carbon capture and storage may lead to ocean

Lehigh Engineering researcher Arup SenGupta has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the “infinite sink” of the ocean.Credit:...

Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests

Ants are pretty much everywhere. There are more than 14,000 different species, spread over every continent except Antarctica, and researchers have estimated that there are...

Expression of death mode when flame flickering is stopped by adjusting the distance between flames

Do we understand the flickering flames?

A schematic diagram of gene control related to the improvement and water plantation of PMP22 intracellular aggregation by electrical stimulation of CMT Schuban cells

DGIST Professor Minseok Kim’s team develops an electronic medicine technology that restores abnormal protein behavior, the cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

□ The research team led by Professor Minseok Kim from the Department of New Biology at DGIST (President Yang Kuk) has developed a technology that...

UCL team’s life-saving burn treatment wins Bright SCIdea contest

As the government’s new Science and Technology Framework is launched, a team of second year Natural Science students from UCL (University College, London) has shown...

Dr Nisha Mendiratta from the Indian Government department of Science and Technology.

Aston University to support gender equality in Indian universities

Credit: Aston University Aston University chosen to support universities in India improve gender equality Funded by British Council to support Indian universities develop equality frameworks...

White-tailed deer blood kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease

As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) and his...

“Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability: new bridges, new partnerships, new opportunities”

The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) and its partners will host Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability, a Science Summit and...

New procedure helps patients avoid leg amputation