The COVID-19 pandemic thrust many news consumers into a world of statistics and deep uncertainty. An endless swirl of numbers—case counts, infection rates, vaccine efficacy—can leave you feeling stressed, anxious and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2021
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The addition of meat alternatives such as poultry and fish is not reducing the global production and consumption of energy-gobbling land-based meats, according to new research.
Environment
Apr 27, 2021
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A new coating solution discovered by researchers at Simon Fraser University can transform regular materials into waterproof surfaces. The product will be cheaper to produce, free of harmful fluorinated compounds, and effective ...
Materials Science
Apr 27, 2021
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Climate change not only poses enormous dangers to the planet, but also harms human health. In our study published today, we show some of the first evidence climate change has had observable impacts on Australians' health ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2021
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The neutron reflexometry method has given scientists an atomic-level insight into the behavior of Bcl-2, a protein that promotes cancerous cell growth. The new study was carried out by Umeå chemists in collaboration with ...
Biotechnology
Apr 27, 2021
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A team led by physical oceanographers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, and including Bangor University scientist, shows in a new study how plumes of warm water are flowing ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2021
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Space is big business once again, Mars rovers and putative moon landings aside, there is an enormous need for geostationary satellites. With increasing traffic there is also a need for new sites for spaceports that might ...
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2021
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Scientists have few categories at their disposal to describe droughts, which are more complex than mere shortages of precipitation or surface water. For example, some local shortages can be invisible, as when water is transferred ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2021
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Researchers have worked out how to improve the assessment of progress towards limiting global heating to 2 degrees C above preindustrial levels.
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2021
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The LUX team at DESY is celebrating not just one but two milestones in the development of innovative plasma accelerators. The scientists from the University of Hamburg and DESY used their accelerator to test a technique that ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 27, 2021
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