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Plants & Animals Aug 2, 2024

HPAI H5N1 virus could pose significant threat to Georgia's poultry farms, warns expert

The recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) virus has raised concerns among poultry producers and food safety experts. The virus is highly contagious among birds and poses a significant risk despite ...

Quantum Physics Aug 2, 2024

Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements

Why does the universe contain matter and (virtually) no antimatter? The BASE international research collaboration at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, headed by Professor Dr. Stefan Ulmer from ...

Education Aug 2, 2024

Eye-tracking study provides valuable insights into learning mathematics

Eye tracking allows studying aspects that cannot be seen, for example, the thinking processes of a student solving a mathematical problem. Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) are the first in Lithuania to ...

Environment Aug 2, 2024

Prioritize well-being over growth: New paradigm needed for climate-friendly lifestyles

Ensuring the well-being of citizens while reducing resource consumption has proved to be a massive challenge. Policymakers in the European Union are keen to identify new approaches to provisioning that will safeguard the ...

Molecular & Computational biology Aug 2, 2024

Researchers demonstrate mechanism that may have stabilized the first RNA molecules

The origins of life remain a major mystery. How were complex molecules able to form and remain intact for prolonged periods without disintegrating? A team at ORIGINS, a Munich-based Cluster of Excellence, has demonstrated ...

Biotechnology Aug 2, 2024

Scientists 'cautiously optimistic' about AI's role in drug discovery

The human body contains at least 20,000 different proteins, often called the "workhorses of the cell" because of their role in keeping cells healthy. Each protein consists of a unique string of amino acids that affects its ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 2, 2024

Machine learning discovers 'hidden-gem' materials for heat-free gas separation

Chemical separation, including gas separation, is a common process that is required for manufacturing and research. It accounts for a whopping 15% of U.S. energy consumption and produces millions of tons of carbon emissions.

General Physics Aug 2, 2024

Cosmic microwave background experiments could probe connection between cosmic inflation, particle physics

Various large-scale astrophysical research projects are set to take place over the next decade, several of which are so-called cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments. These are large-scale scientific efforts aimed ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 2, 2024

New 'game-changing' discovery for light-driven artificial intelligence

In a paper, titled "Partial coherence enhances parallelized photonic computing," published in Nature, researchers from the University of Oxford, along with collaborators from the Universities of Muenster, Heidelberg, and ...

Astronomy Aug 2, 2024

Study of comet A117uUD data suggests it was put on a 'hyperbolic trajectory' during pass by Saturn

A pair of astrophysicists from Ciudad Universitaria and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, both in Spain, report evidence that comet A117uUD was put on its current "hyperbolic trajectory" when it passed close to Saturn two ...

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