A team of geographers from the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University has studied the thickness and volume of the as yet under-explored aufeis fields in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh in India.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2024
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When Joel Mukwaya, a biologist and post-graduate student at Uganda's Makerere University, discovered the immune-boosting benefits of tea made from a honey-by product, he immediately sent some to his grandmother.
Biotechnology
Dec 9, 2024
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The resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury has returned the spotlight to the permacrisis of abuse in religious communities. Welby resigned after an independent review found the Church of England had covered ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2024
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Some of the more commonly known and grown oilseed crops in the U.S. have long been canola, soybeans and sunflowers, but a breakthrough by Kansas State University biochemists could lead to the cover crops pennycress and camelina ...
Biotechnology
Dec 9, 2024
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The chemicals known as PFAS are considered a severe threat to human health. Among other things, they can cause liver damage, cancer, and hormonal disorders. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 9, 2024
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Antarctica, the world's most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity goes, plastic debris inevitably follows.
Environment
Dec 9, 2024
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Cell culture is a fundamental technology used in several fields, from basic research in life sciences to medical, energy, and material industries. The culture medium (a solution comprising various nutrients) used to grow ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 9, 2024
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The nature of dark matter has been a hotly debated topic for decades. If it's a heavy, slow moving particle, then it's just possible that neutrinos may be emitted during interactions with normal matter.
Astronomy
Dec 9, 2024
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The death of at least 56 people in a stampede at a soccer stadium in Nzérékoré, Guinea, is the latest example of how quickly mass gatherings can turn catastrophic.
General Physics
Dec 9, 2024
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A team of researchers from the University of Cologne, Hasselt University (Belgium) and the University of St Andrews (Scotland) has succeeded in using the quantum mechanical principle of strong light-matter coupling for an ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 9, 2024
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