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The simple answer to the question of whether fish can catch a cold is: no. This is because fish don't have lungs or a respiratory tract—or a nose to breathe through, for that matter. This is why you'll never see a fish ...
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2023
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Based on current emissions trajectories, chances are that our planet will exceed the Paris Agreement's 1.5 ℃ global warming threshold. Even exceeding this temperature temporarily could end up significantly limiting our ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2023
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Fact-checking is an important tool in the fight against online disinformation that can have serious implications for individuals and society by influencing elections, conflict and health. However, according to a survey conducted ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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A new e-book discusses developments in liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) technology achieved with support from the APRA project. Authored by professor of polymer physics Eugene M. Terentjev of APRA project host University of ...
Polymers
Feb 1, 2023
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From climate change to global pandemics, the world is facing major environmental and health-related challenges that are driving life science research institutions to pool their data and digital resources in search of solutions.
Biotechnology
Jan 25, 2023
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The rocks on Earth are not all the same age. In fact, most are significantly younger than the planet itself. The oldest sections of the oceanic crust are thought to be 200 million years old—a blink of an eye in the planet's ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 22, 2022
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Intensive and extensive farming are one of the key culprits of Europe's declining biodiversity. To address this problem and progress towards sustainable agricultural production, many EU Member States have included farmed ...
Ecology
Dec 21, 2022
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Compared to other senses, our sense of smell is often overlooked. Our noses can alert us to risks such as rotten food, gas leaks and burning toast. But for advanced tasks such as detecting bombs or contraband, or diseases ...
Biotechnology
Dec 15, 2022
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Despite being the most abundant metal on Earth, constituting over 8% of the Earth's core mass, aluminum was only discovered in the 1820s, by Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted. This is partly explained because pure aluminum ...
Materials Science
Dec 2, 2022
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How did multi-level governance in Europe influence the overall effectiveness of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what was its impact? A recent study carried out as part of the PERISCOPE project analyzes the COVID-19 ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2022
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