Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities
Is it time to re-imagine our fundamental relationship with cities?
Social Sciences
May 25, 2020
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Researchers observe protons 'playing hopscotch' in a high-pressure form of ice
An international team of researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) and University of Saskatchewan, Canada, have observed 'proton-hopping' movement in a high-pressure form of ice (Ice VII lattices).
Condensed Matter
May 25, 2020
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An under-researched mechanism in the fast-moving field of epigenetics
A key epigenetic mark can block the binding of an important gene regulatory protein, and therefore prohibit the gene from being turned off, a new UNSW study in CRISPR-modified mice—published this month in Nature Communications—has ...
Biotechnology
May 25, 2020
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The 12 questions earth scientists should ask in the next 10 years
The National Science Foundation should invest in new initiatives, partnerships and infrastructure to answer 12 priority research questions relevant to society in the next decade, according to a new report from the National ...
Earth Sciences
May 25, 2020
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Fast, accurate way to check peanut plants for healthy traits
The lengthy process of breeding better peanut plants can be sped up by using a biophysics technique, Raman spectroscopy.
Biochemistry
May 25, 2020
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Video: One billion stars and counting—the sky according to Gaia's second data release
Launched in 2013, ESA's Gaia satellite has been scanning the sky to measure the positions, distances and motions of more than one billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way. The goal of the mission is to create the most detailed ...
Astronomy
May 25, 2020
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Preventing infectious swine disease spread with field-based portable device
The impact of swine diseases and other livestock disease outbreaks extends beyond animal sickness and mortality in a highly interconnected world, causing major problems. Following the initial disease outbreak, laboratory ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2020
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Coronavirus shows we must get serious about the well-being of animals
COVID-19 raises crucial questions about how best to move forward from the pandemic and its many effects. We are reassessing key political and economic assumptions and perceptions of what is possible and desirable.
Ecology
May 25, 2020
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Nanoscale optical pulse limiter facilitated by refractory metallic quantum wells
In the past several decades, physicists have conducted deep laboratory investigations into nonlinear optics, plasma physics and quantum science using advanced high-intensity, ultrashort-pulse lasers. Increased use of the ...
Genetic discovery sheds light on sodium accumulation in barley crops
An international team of scientists have identified a naturally occurring gene variation that influences sodium content in barley crops. The finding could help to advance the development of barley varieties with greater yield ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2020
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