Voluntary UK initiatives to phase out toxic lead shot for pheasant hunting have had little impact
Three years into a five-year pledge to completely phase out lead shot in UK game hunting, a Cambridge study finds that 94% of pheasants on...
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Researchers find several oceanic bottom circulation collapses in the past 4.7 million years
Antarctic bottom water (AABW) covers more than two-thirds of the global ocean bottom, and its formation has recently decreased. However, its long-term variability has not...
Developing countries pay the highest price for living with large carnivores
A team of researchers has highlighted human-wildlife conflict as one of the globe’s most pressing human development and conservation dilemmas.Credit: Silhouettes obtained from www.phylopic.org and...
A simpler way to track the spread of infectious diseases
How society organizes affects different phenomena, from the transmission of information to the spread of contagious diseases. The more links we establish with each other...
New book offers radical view of Shakespeare’s ecopolitics
A new book by the University of Huddersfield’s Dr Todd Borlik proposes that William Shakespeare was making radical statements about ecopolitics and environmental issues in...
The price of cancer
A new study calculated the economic cost of cancers around the world, helping policymakers allocate resources appropriately and enact policies to curb the increase in...
Unusual atom helps in search for Universe’s building blocks
An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a University of Queensland-led research team unmask unknown particles that make up the Universe.Credit: The University of...
The war in Ukraine could trigger a land investment rush as happened during the 2008 financial crisis
Milan, 24 February 2023– One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, researchers Maria Cristina Rulli of the Politecnico di Milano, Jampel Dell'Angelo...
Low income, race, and rural residence among risk factors for low telemedicine literacy
February 24, 2023 – Demographic factors including low income and living in a rural area are linked to low telemedicine literacy – which may limit access to...
Discovery suggests new way to prevent common causes of vision loss
UVA Health scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular...
World’s fastest laser camera films combustion in real time
By illuminating a sample surface with short laser beam pulses, it is possible to film sequences of various chemical and physical reactions. A research team...
Healing the brain: Hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth
Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue...
Faster and sharper whole-body imaging of small animals with deep learning
It takes a few moments for the sound of thunder to reach our ears after a flash of lightning. This phenomenon is due to the...
National Institutes of Health grant funds interdisciplinary stem cell research
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of Purdue University scientists led by Shihuan Kuang has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to define the...
Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sweat contains biomarkers that help doctors make health diagnoses. Wearable sensors can be used to monitor a person’s perspiration rate and...
