Veterinarians: Dogs, too, can experience hearing loss
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Just like humans, dogs are sometimes born with impaired hearing or experience hearing loss as a...
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City fox and country fox
Genetics reveal behavioural and physical barriers between urban and rural red foxes in and around BerlinCredit: Jon Andoni Juarez Garcia For wildlife, cities can present...
Novel sepsis treatment enhances bacterial capture by neutrophil ‘traps’
New treatment developed by CHOP researchers poised to improve sepsis outcomesCredit: Kandace Gollomp, MD Philadelphia, March 5, 2020--Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have...
New software tool fosters quality control of genome-scale models of metabolism
Credit: Nikolaus Sonnenschein The application areas of genome-scale metabolic models are widespread, ranging from designing cell factories, investigating cancer metabolism, to analysing how microbes interact...
Bath engineer wins national technology award
Credit: FDM Everywoman The annual national awards programme celebrates the most inspirational women working within STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) industries and recognises their...
Balancing bushmeat trade and conservation vital to ensure livelihoods not threatened
Local communities in the Congo rainforest have been working with researchers from the University of York in a bid to balance the bushmeat trade with...
Unexpected discovery: Blue-green algae produce oil
Study by the University of Bonn clears up inconsistencies in common doctrineCredit: (c) Photo: Yannic Müller/Uni Bonn Cyanobacteria - colloquially also called blue-green algae -...
Young Academy appoints Anna Stöckl
Credit: (Photo: Robert Emmerich) Everyone who has seen a hummingbird hawk-moth feed will never forget it again. The little moths look like hummingbirds when they...
X-ray eyes peer deeper into deadly pathogen
Credit: James Zook Tularemia is a rare but often lethal disease. It is caused by one of the most aggressive pathogens on earth, the bacterium...
Superhydrophobic magnetic sponge to help purify water from oil products
TPU jointly with the University of Lille developed a new material capable of purifying water effectively from oil products. It is based on an ordinary...
New ESO study evaluates impact of satellite constellations on astronomical observations
Credit: ESO/Y. Beletsky/L. Calçada Astronomers have recently raised concerns about the impact of satellite mega-constellations on scientific research. To better understand the effect these constellations...
Exciting tweaks for organic solar cells
Molecular changes could improve the efficiency of next-generation photovoltaicsCredit: Illustration by Mindy Takamiya A molecular tweak has improved organic solar cell performance, bringing us closer...
Is life a game of chance?
Study reveals life in the universe could be common, but not in our neighborhoodCredit: Pixabay CC-0 https://pixabay.com/illustrations/dna-string-biology-3d-1811955/ To help answer one of the great existential...
All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries with high capacity and long life
First step to accomplishment of next-generation batteries superior to conventional lithium-ion batteriesCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: Prof. Atsunori Matsuda,...
ALMA spots metamorphosing aged star
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Tafoya et al. An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured the very moment when an...