Cute or creepy: Why humans love some species, loathe others
The Chinese giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world, is not cute.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2019
0
15
29/04/2019
New research helps visualise sentiment and stance in social media
How can you find and make sense of opinions and emotions in the vast amount of texts in social media? Kostiantyn Kucher's research helps visualise for instance public opinions on political issues in tweets over time. In the ...
Internet
Apr 29, 2019
0
7
Data scientists mapped supply chains of every U.S. city
No matter where you are in the United States, some food in your kitchen probably started its life in Fresno, California.
Machine learning & AI
Apr 29, 2019
0
32
38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone
Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest cyclone to ever hit Africa, which killed 38 people and destroyed thousands ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2019
0
6
Engineering ECM-like fibers with bioactive silk for 3-D cell culture
Biological tissues are built when cells anchor to specific sites on a 3-D microfiber network in an extracellular matrix (ECM). Scientists are keen to recreate biological tissues in the lab using bioinspired tissue engineering ...
Highly resorptive metal-organic frameworks
Gases and pollutants can be filtered from air and liquids by means of porous, crystalline materials, such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). To further partition these pores and enhance their sorption capacity, a team ...
Materials Science
Apr 29, 2019
0
25
Japanese startup hopes to launch a sounding rocket into space
Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST) is in final phase of preparations for its third attempt to become the first Japanese private company to launch a small sounding rocket into space. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2019
0
15
Study highlights how little we know about women terrorists
The first large-scale research project evaluating the characteristics of women involved in jihadism-inspired terrorism finds significant differences between men and women in both their backgrounds and their roles within terrorist ...
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
0
3
Education may be key to a healthier, wealthier US
According to the United States Department of Education, the U.S. high school graduation rate will reach an all-time high this year, which is good news for both our economy and health. Policy makers often use education policy ...
Economics & Business
Apr 29, 2019
0
2
Carbios plastic bottle recycling picks up backers
French green chemistry firm Carbios said Monday it had picked up the backing of three major drinks firms to build a facility to test on an industrial scale its technology to break down and recycle PET plastic bottles with ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2019
0
5
