The use of submerged cages may be the answer the aquaculture industry is looking for, a new Griffith University-led review has found.
Ecology
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Historically, kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) used to occur in massive flocks that numbered hundreds of birds. But over the past 200 years, numbers have declined rapidly due to habitat loss and predation by introduced ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2021
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Effective diagnostics, therapies and treatments for diseases and infections could increasingly involve re-engineering the body's internal biomechanisms at their most basic chemical and molecular foundations.
Biochemistry
Jun 25, 2021
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Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor particles only a few nanometers across that, thanks to their small size, exhibit peculiar optical and electronic properties due to quantum mechanics. With existing and foreseen applications ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2021
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With a goal of breeding resilient crops that are better able to withstand drought and disease, University of California San Diego scientists have developed the first CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drive in plants.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2021
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The initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic heightened some of the challenges faced by young Australians with early evidence suggesting that, compared with older age groups, young people experienced higher rates of psychological ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2021
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Many modern industries rely on a network of suppliers to independently develop and provide parts that are later combined into a finished product by the buyer, a process often referred to as modularization. For example, computer ...
Economics & Business
Jun 25, 2021
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Curtin University research has found tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite, commonly known as "fool's gold," which would make it much more valuable than its name suggests.
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2021
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There will be all sorts of risks for any future colonists on Mars, such as extreme weather and temperatures, radiation, and the human physiological problems associated with living in with decreased gravity. But another issue ...
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2021
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From a human perspective, earthquakes are natural disasters—in the past hundred years, they have caused more than 200,000 deaths and enormous economic damage. Mega-earthquakes with a magnitude of nine or higher on the Richter ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2021
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