By 2030, 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities, while one in three will share their city with at least half a million other inhabitants. With more and more people living in dense urban settings, what does ...
Veterinary medicine
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Modern smartphone displays, as well as many other efficient light sources, contain costly and environmentally problematic rare metals. For a sustainable future, engineers must turn to sustainable materials. Researchers at ...
Materials Science
Nov 25, 2019
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Tawny crazy ants' pattern of genetic inheritance may have helped the South American species spread in the U.S., Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have discovered. The results could lead to a new way to control this invasive ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 25, 2019
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Cytokinesis is the final step of the process of cell division, by which the two new cells are physically separated. This process relies on a structure called the cytokinetic ring, which needs to be linked to the plasma membrane ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 25, 2019
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While the digital age helps facilitate spaces for women to be heard with movements and campaigns such as #OrangeTheWorld #MeToo #TimesUp #NotOneMore, conversely, it also presents further opportunities to inflict harm on women.
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2019
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Using the Kourovka Astronomical Observatory, Russian astronomers have conducted an extensive photometric study of the intermediate polar V1033 Cas (also known as IGR J00234+6141). Results of the new research, presented in ...
Husbands may want to pay careful attention to the messages they send about their wives' weight, according to new research that suggests a husband's perception of his wife being overweight may predict a decrease in her marital ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2019
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Matthew Breen, a professor of genomics at NC State, says his 25-year career has roots in childhood heartbreak.
Veterinary medicine
Nov 25, 2019
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In 2016, Lenshina Agbor was working on her master's thesis in Cameroon, analyzing the DNA of a parasite that causes malaria in pregnant women. She imported the enzymes needed for her research from Europe, but struggled with ...
Biotechnology
Nov 25, 2019
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The odds are high that you have already interacted with one of ESA's most-far-reaching inventions without realising it. Terahertz security cameras—currently employed in 18 countries including many major airports and the ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 25, 2019
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