Hainan has a unique tropical environment with abundant biodiversity and is home to over 400 species of birds. The island in southern China has experienced fast economic development changes over the past 20 years, and although ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2022
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It's a trope that's played out in many forms: an innocent villager goes to the big city, and their naivety in the ways of the world is immediately rewarded with someone taking advantage of their trust.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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As Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University researchers completed their research on colored architectural concrete, they found a surprising result—green pigmented cement had impurities that produced porous, poor quality concrete. ...
Materials Science
Jul 23, 2021
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A new study by a team of researchers has found that the consolidation of traditional smallholder farms in China has a devastating effect on the biodiversity of wild pollinators in the area.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2021
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The ability to predict and interpret modifications of ribonucleic acid (RNA) has been a welcome advance in biochemistry research.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 16, 2021
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As climate change continues to cause unpredictable and extreme weather events around the world, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University researchers are calling for engineers to rethink how they design for flood prevention.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2021
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Proteins are the workhorses of cells, responsible for almost all biological functions that make life possible.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 6, 2021
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