New fish kills: Can we stop them?
The recent rains across NSW have brought much needed relief.
Plants & Animals
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'Shark molecule' protects cholesterol enzyme from destruction
A team of scientists have shown in cell lines that a key cholesterol synthesis enzyme—squalene monooxygenase (SM) – is controlled by the levels of its target molecule, squalene. The findings, published in international ...
Biotechnology
Mar 16, 2020
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Binary evolution of the millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4–3658 investigated by researchers
Astronomers from Australia and Canada have performed a study of an accretion-powered millisecond pulsar known as SAX J1808.4–3658. The new research, provides essential information regarding binary evolution pathway of this ...
Technology to screen for higher-yielding crop traits is now more accessible to scientists
Like many industries, big data is driving innovations in agriculture. Scientists seek to analyze thousands of plants to pinpoint genetic tweaks that can boost crop production—historically, a Herculean task. To drive progress ...
Biotechnology
Mar 16, 2020
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Study connects specific genes with defective social behavior
Animals rely on group behavior to survive, whether it's fish swimming together to avoid predators or humans sharing knowledge with each other. But despite the importance of such social interactions, scientists do not have ...
Evolution
Mar 16, 2020
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Scientists quantify how wave power drives coastal erosion
Over millions of years, Hawaiian volcanoes have formed a chain of volcanic islands stretching across the Northern Pacific, where ocean waves from every direction, stirred up by distant storms or carried in on tradewinds, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: Nitrogen dioxide emissions drop over Italy
New data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal the decline of air pollution, specifically nitrogen dioxide emissions, over Italy. This reduction is particularly visible in northern Italy which coincides with its ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2020
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Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties that could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures. The material has ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 16, 2020
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Human activity affects interactions between plants and seed-dispersing birds
Research conducted in recent decades has shown how the destruction of forests brings about a decline in species diversity. A research group in Brazil led by scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) has now reported ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2020
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ORNL neutrons add advanced polarization capability for measuring magnetic materials
Understanding magnetism at its most fundamental level is vital to developing more powerful electronics, but materials with more complex magnetic structures require more complex tools for studying them—powerful tools simply ...
General Physics
Mar 16, 2020
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