Limited value of tree plantations for biodiversity conservation
Plantations are home to significantly less beetles than old-growth forests.Credit: J. C. Lobo / Adobe Stock In light of declining natural forests, tree plantations may...
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Plasma acceleration: It’s all in the mix
A pinch of nitrogen and artificial intelligence are moving laser plasma acceleration a big step closer to practical applicationsCredit: DESY/SciComLab The LUX team at DESY...
Researchers design sensor for fast, inexpensive on-site Ebola detection
Sensor technology requires no special storage; could also be useful for detecting COVID-19Credit: Marit Nilsen-Hamilton and Pranav Shotriya, Iowa State University Researchers are developing a...
University of Tartu and Cybernetica cooperate to study quantum-safe cryptography
Credit: Anni Suvi and Jake Farra The University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science and Cybernetica start collaborating to create new data security solutions that...
New research on why mutations in a gene leads to mitochondrial disease
Credit: (C) Dr Matthew Eramo Monash University researchers have uncovered for the first time the reason mutations in a particular gene lead to mitochondrial disease....
Scientists created technology to detect and treat complex arrhythmias
This is a unique method to diagnose pathogenic areas in the heart in a minuteCredit: Front. Physiol. 10:1138. Researchers from Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, and...
New approaches for teaching science remotely arise from the COVID-19 crisis
Study finds enhanced student communication and collaborationCredit: Kate Lord A new paper on college science classes taught remotely points to teaching methods that enhance student...
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein alone may cause lung damage
New mouse model makes it easier and safer to study COVID-19 lung injuryCredit: Pavel Solopov, Old Dominion University Using a newly developed mouse model of...
‘Smart shirt’ takes a trip to space for science
High-tech shirt non-intrusively monitors astronauts' health during spaceflightCredit: Canadian Space Agency/NASA A technology-packed tank top offers a simple, effective way to track astronauts' vital signs...
NTU, Singapore Food Agency, and A*STAR launch Future Ready Food Safety Hub (FRESH)
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), in partnership with the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR),...
Study of oak forests of European Russia elucidates climate change in the region
Kazan Federal University scientists offered a new approach to classification of Tatarstan vegetation in a recent paper.Credit: Kazan Federal University Scientific classifications of forest vegetation...
Gene changes might explain long-haul COVID-19 symptoms
Airway cells exposed to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein exhibited persisting changes in gene expressionCredit: Julie A. Forrest Results from a new cell study suggest that the...
Linguists predict unknown words using language comparison
A new linguistic experiment uses computer-assisted techniques for historical language comparison to show how scholars can predict pronunciations of undocumented wordsCredit: Johann-Mattis List For a...
Loss of fauna in tropical forests impedes achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Credit: Photo by Torsten Krause (LUCSUS) The current loss of biological diversity is unprecedented and species extinctions exceed the estimated background rate many times over....
New telescope at ESO’s La Silla joins effort to protect Earth from risky asteroids
Credit: I. Saviane/ESO Part of the world-wide effort to scan and identify near-Earth objects, the European Space Agency's Test-Bed Telescope 2 (TBT2), a technology demonstrator...
