New research reveals the complexity of improving rangeland management in Africa
The world is a wickedly complex place, especially when people have a need to share limited resources. Herding communities in northern Namibia, for instance, are...
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New accelerator at Fermilab approved for construction start
The U.S. Department of Energy has formally approved the start of full construction for the PIP-II project, an essential upgrade to the accelerator complex at...
Cities are driving evolutionary change in the cosmopolitan white clover, a new global study finds
Over half of the world’s population now lives in an urban area, according to a recent report by the United Nations. And that number is expected to...
Video radiology reports valuable for improving patient-centered care
Leesburg, VA, April 20, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), video radiology reports have the potential to improve radiologists’ communication with patients, highlighting...
Whole-brain preclinical study illuminates how epileptic seizures originate
New evidence from a zebrafish model of epilepsy may help resolve a debate into how seizures originate, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators....
Sloan Kettering Institute scientists identify potential new ‘soldier’ for cancer immunotherapy
NEW YORK CITY, April 20, 2022 – Despite the success of immunotherapy in helping many people with cancer, the majority of patients still do not...
In the race to solve Alzheimer’s disease, scientists find more needles in the haystack
SAN ANTONIO (April 19, 2022) — 21 million. That’s the number of genetic variations in the human genome that researchers are sifting to identify patterns predisposing...
Collaborating to conquer loneliness amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has made two things abundantly clear: While prevention and management techniques are well-intentioned and successful, social distancing strategies can have severe consequences...
Aston University awards honorary doctorate to prominent materials physicist and scientific adviser
Aston University has awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Robin Grimes FRS FREng for his contributions to the understanding of nuclear materials and to scientific diplomacy.Credit:...
Astronomers discover micronovae, a new kind of stellar explosion
A team of astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), have observed a new type of stellar explosion...
Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery
An international team of palaeontologists has discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of dinosaurs, were able to control the colour of their...
Warming climate and agriculture halve insect populations in some areas
Climate change and intensive agricultural land use have already been responsible for a 49% reduction in the number of insects in the most impacted parts...
Experimental research at the University of Oklahoma aims to treat metastatic cancer
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are testing an experimental treatment for metastatic cancer focusing on pancreatic cancer. Metastasis, the condition when cancer cells spread...
Using bacteria to build settlements on Mars
In collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a sustainable method...
Illuminating perovskite photophysics
A detailed view of how electrical charges behave inside perovskites could guide efforts to improve the performance of next-generation solar cells based on these materials,...
