Humans aren't the only primates who like smelling nice for their dates. In the journal Current Biology on April 16, scientists report that male ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) become more attractive to females by secreting ...
Plants & Animals
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The coronavirus pandemic highlights the very real imperfections in coordination among global governments and international organisations, many of which were already suffering from low levels of public trust. Responsible leadership ...
Economics & Business
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The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology, researchers have said.
Biotechnology
Apr 16, 2020
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Scientists from Cardiff University have created a new and simple method for creating catalysts made from precious metals and have shown that gold still remains the most stable and efficient of them all.
Materials Science
Apr 16, 2020
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Further analyses are showing the continued low levels of nitrogen dioxide concentrations across Europe—coinciding with lockdown measures implemented to stop the spread of the coronavirus. New data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P ...
Environment
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China, Italy, U.S. and the UK among countries that could win big in the global transition to a green economy, finds new research from the University of Oxford.
Environment
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Engineers and business leaders have been working on autonomous cars for years, but there's one big obstacle to making them cheap enough to become commonplace: They've needed a way to cut the cost of lidar, the technology ...
Optics & Photonics
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The latest environmental report on New Zealand's lakes and rivers reiterates bleak news about the state of freshwater ecosystems, and warns that climate change will exacerbate existing threats.
Ecology
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The stay-at-home orders across the United States and in many places worldwide are intended to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. But as the days stretch into weeks and the weeks into months, a different hazard has ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2020
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Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based on new-generation image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The new camera can detect single photons of light at ...
Optics & Photonics
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