Air quality improved during India lockdown, study shows
Credit: Environmental Research Research by scientists from University of Southampton (UK) and the Central University of Jharkhand (India) and has ...
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COVID-19 kept our parks busy, but not everyone ventured outside
Credit: Violeta Berdejo-Espinola Public use of parks and reserves increased only slightly during last year's COVID-19 national lockdown despite gyms ...
UM research suggests social factors important for human-wildlife coexistence
Credit: Charlie Durrant MISSOULA - In bear country, it's normal to find bruins munching down on temptations left out by ...
UTA investigates crowd logistics program to move crops, livestock from farm to market
Designing an Uber for agricultureCredit: UT Arlington An expert in logistics at The University of Texas at Arlington is designing ...
New study targets secrets of great entrepreneurial cities
Why storytellers and knowledge makers shape urban vitalityCredit: QUT Media "If you build it, they will come," so says the ...
New NUS technology completes vital class of industrial reactions five times faster
The research team used oscillating electric potentials to increase the rate of hydrogenation on typical commercial catalystsCredit: National University of ...
E-scooters as a new micro-mobility service
SMART researchers found that e-scooters are not only a last-mile solution to complement transit services, but also provide a mobility ...
Getting “wind” of the future: Making wind turbines low-maintenance and more resilient
Researchers propose a computationally simple design for the simultaneous detection and real-time resolution of multiple faults in a wind turbine ...
Rising energy demand for cooling
Keeping it cool despite climate changeCredit: Chromatograph @ unsplash Due to climate change, the average global temperature will rise in ...
Megaprojects threaten water justice for local communities
Credit: Photo: Dr Scott Hawken. Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative ...
Kelp, maggots and mycoprotein among future foods that must be mass-farmed to combat malnutrition
Credit: Image courtesy of Vaxa, Iceland. Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and ...
Research reveals ancient people had more diverse gut microorganisms
Credit: UM photo by Tommy Martino MISSOULA - Only an anthropologist would treasure millennia-old human feces found in dry caves. ...
Research reveals new approach to understanding our wellbeing
The ability to connect and feel a sense of belonging are basic human needs but new Swansea University research has ...
On the road to smart cities: Where smart vehicles stand and where they’re going
Researchers explore the past, present, and future of smart vehicles and what their integration with smart cities would takeCredit: IEEE/CAA ...
Nature draws out a happy place for children
New study explores children's perception of their own wellbeing using artCredit: Anglia Ruskin University Young children in deprived areas see ...
UM scientist joins team partnering with UN’s initiative to map ungulate migrations
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Celie Intering) MISSOULA - University of Montana Professor Mark Hebblewhite has joined an international team of ...
Archaeologists pinpoint population for the Greater Angkor region
Study designed at the University of Oregon provided a foundation that drew new information from lidar imagery, machine learning, archaeological ...
Ancient DNA reveals origin of first Bronze Age civilizations in Europe
Finding shed light on role of migration in Neolithic to Bronze Age transition and emergence of Indo-European languagesCredit: Ephorate of ...
SMART evaluates impact of competition between autonomous vehicles and public transit
The study conducted in Singapore determined benefits of competition and the potential impact for future urban cities and transport systemsCredit: ...
Strategic formulation of common cement could have a big impact on water purification
Powerful combinatorial analysis amplifies limited experimental data to find the right cement ingredients for water purificationCredit: U.S. Geological Survey Department ...