Sun, moon and sea as part of a ‘seismic probe’
Tides and surf can be used for non-destructive analysis of subsurface; study highlighted by American Physical SocietyCredit: C. Sens-Schönfelder, GFZ Anyone who wants to take...
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App enables smallholder farmers to be community influencers and citizen scientists
The GeoFarmer app allows community workers and smallholders to easily collect and share information on climate-related agricultural interventions. Development agencies can use the tool to...
Can delayed/extended-release methylphenidate allow for once daily evening dosing in ADHD?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 2, 2019--A new three-part study showed that a delayed-release, extended-release form of methylphenidate could be...
Turbulences theory closer high-energy physics than previously thought
Many scientists have been disappointed that no new elementary particles have been discovered at CERN's Large Hadron Collider since the Higgs Boson in 2012. The...
Should I stay or should I go?
Kyoto University sheds light on social drivers of animal dispersalCredit: Kyoto University/Andreia Martins Why would boys and girls choose different reproductive strategies? For golden lion...
Brain imaging associated with change in management of patients with dementia, cognitive impairment
Bottom Line: Amyloid (abnormal protein) plaques in the brain are a feature of Alzheimer disease and imaging the brain with positron emission tomography (PET) can...
Understanding stock market returns: Which models fits best?
Understanding stock market returns hinges on understanding their volatility. Two simple but competing models have been dominant for decades: the Heston model, introduced in 1993,...
New machine learning model describes dynamics of cell development
In order to address this problem, researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University of Massachusetts use pseudodynamics, a mathematical model that estimates developmental...
More children for the high educated: Broadband Internet creates a digital fertility divide
When broadband comes to town, flexible work is boosted and work-life balance improves for educated women, who can choose to have more than one child,...
Slight decline in hepatitis C diagnoses in Europe
European surveillance data for 2017 show high level of diagnosesCredit: ECDC European surveillance data show a 10% decrease in newly reported hepatitis C cases between...
Searching for better treatments for irritated tendons
Researchers learn what makes tendons fray in old age, knowledge that could help develop better treatments for tendinosis and regrow damaged tissueCredit: Rowena McBeath, M.D.,...
Low-bandwidth radar technology provides improved detection of objects
New Tel Aviv University research breaks with long-held principles used in developing radar technologiesCredit: Nature Communications. Radar technologies were originally designed to identify and track...
The number of people affected by food crises remains at alarming levels
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance in 2018, according to a new report...
New study demonstrates radio signal benefits from decades-old theory
Engineering researchers have demonstrated that a longstanding theoretical method called direct antenna modulation (DAM) has real-world utility for boosting the quality of radio signals when...
Insects in freezing regions have a protein that acts like antifreeze
Special protein changes the structure of water and overpowers ice crystals, and could be used in applications like de-icing airplanes, storing organs and preventing freezer...
