New research findings could turn perceptions of the already despised bed bug from nuisance pest into medically important threat. A study from North Carolina State University shows that histamine levels are substantially higher ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2018
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The 3-day bed rest study is being carried out in Nottingham in parallel to a 60-day bed rest study by the European Space Agency at the MEDES facility in Toulouse, France. Bed rest is a tried and tested way to measure the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 8, 2018
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If some insects could save the world, others do their best to seriously complicate life on earth. Among them the prize perhaps goes to the bed bug, which after decades of absence has returned to our homes, hotels and public ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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Coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests work together to make the Coral Triangle of Indonesia a hotspot for marine biodiversity. The system supports valuable fisheries and endangered species and helps protect shorelines. ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2017
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Timing of dredging is the key to helping preserve one of the world's most productive and important ecosystems—seagrass meadows, a new study led by QUT researchers has found.
Environment
Nov 3, 2017
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Natural deposits of helium gas – best known for its use in party balloons – could help aid the safe production of shale or coal gas, research suggests.
Environment
Sep 29, 2017
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Like a pining lover, bed bugs will seek out your smell and snuggle up to your worn clothes when you are not around, researchers said Thursday.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2017
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This week will see the second ESA bedrest study investigating a mix of antioxidants and vitamins that could help astronauts to combat the side effects of living in space.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2017
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Long gone are the days when light bulbs simply shine in the darkness.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 19, 2017
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from the U.K. and the U.S. has identified the remains of a 430-million-year-old extinct echinoderm found in a fossil bed in Herefordshire, England. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
