From COVID to monkeypox, zoonotic viruses are a constant threat. But how do diseases jump between animals, and into humans? We asked our expert María José Ruiz-López.
Ecology
Sep 1, 2022
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As grave markers, tombstones offer a focus for mourning and commemoration. Typically made of stone and usually engraved with the deceased's name, date of birth and death, they also often carry inscribed tributes. They've ...
Archaeology
Aug 29, 2022
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Mosquitoes are responsible for almost 700 million infections and over 1 million deaths every year. To make matters worse, vaccines and cures are lacking.
Ecology
Aug 25, 2022
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The alarm goes off in the morning. You catch your morning train to the office. You take a lunch break. You catch your evening train back. You go for an hour's run. Eat dinner. Go to bed. Repeat. Birthdays are celebrated, ...
General Physics
Aug 18, 2022
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The number of people compelled to flee their homes because of conflict or mass disasters such as floods and earthquakes has almost doubled over the last 10 years. Of these displaced individuals, approximately 40% have been ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2022
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An intense heatwave swept across Europe in July. The scorching heat fuelled fires in Spain, France and Portugal. With the thermometer topping 40 °C, the United Kingdom (UK) was the center of attention after breaking temperature ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2022
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Life in the Arctic is harsh. Arctic temperatures are punishing, making life difficult for many animals to survive. Yet lots of insects, including mosquitoes, manage to thrive in the frozen region. So why don't they freeze ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2022
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If we're to have any shot at meeting the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement, scientists estimate that countries would need to remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by mid-century. And that's just ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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Spoiler alert: if you ever find yourself engaged in a staring contest with a snake, you'll lose.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2022
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Quantum computers promise to propel computing far beyond what today's computers are capable of, but this potential has yet to be realized. In their search for a way to demonstrate quantum supremacy, researchers working in ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 8, 2022
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