A stone age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibres and fur
The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu in Eastern Finland. The excavation...
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NIH grant funds HIV research
The United States has set a goal of reducing the number of new HIV infections by 75% by 2025 and by at least 90% by...
Control hub for skin inflammation discovered
As the largest organ of the human body, the skin literally provides a major barrier exposed to environmental stimuli and pathogens. Painful inflammation can be...
SUTD researchers turn to age-old molding technique to 3D-print cell-laden vascular models
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain to be one of the leading causes of mortality around the world. There is an urgent need for improved vascular models, anatomically...
Cellular mechanisms explain differences in species biology and help to understand their evolution
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University have published in the journal Molecular Ecology a comprehensive study on the significance of species...
Single-cell raman-based tool developed for efficient mining of live functional microbes from nature
Currently, the best way for scientists to isolate a specific microbe with a particular metabolic function from an environment is to take a sample of...
Ambrosia beetles breed and maintain their own food fungi
Ambrosia beetles practice active agriculture: A bark beetle species breeds and cultivates food fungi in its nests and ensures that so-called weed fungi spread less....
CItyU researchers invent smart mask to track respiratory sounds for respiratory disease identification
Wearing face masks has been recognised as one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, even in its coming endemic phase....
Now we know how plants steer clear of salt
 Credit: Wenna Zheng To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas. University of Copenhagen researchers helped...
UiB and Wild Space Productions collaborate on new Netflix documentary
The University of Bergen proudly announces a unique collaboration agreement with Wild Space Productions. The collaboration involves the University of Bergen, Norway, as scientific advisor...
What a ‘cat friendly’ veterinary experience looks like
Good feline healthcare necessitates visiting the veterinary clinic, but many components of a veterinary visit or stay may potentially result in negative experiences. The impacts...
Revealed: oldest star clusters in the universe
A team of Canadian astronomers, including experts from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science, have used...
Digital twin intelligent system for industrial internet of things-based big data management and analysis in cloud environments
This study surveyed multiple open challenges and problems in the field of sustainable industrial IoTbased big data management and analysis in cloud environments, particularly, the...
Water for drinking? Nope, water for batteries
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for three hours. Lightweight,...
500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life...
