The death of one of Australia's most-loved thoroughbreds, Black Caviar, brought an outpouring of grief from the racing industry and fans across the world.
Veterinary medicine
Aug 20, 2024
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To engineer proteins with useful functions, researchers usually begin with a natural protein that has a desirable function, such as emitting fluorescent light, and put it through many rounds of random mutation that eventually ...
Biotechnology
Apr 3, 2024
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A new camera system allows ecologists and filmmakers to produce videos that accurately replicate the colors that different animals see in natural settings, Vera Vasas at the University of Sussex, UK, and colleagues from the ...
Ecology
Jan 23, 2024
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A trio of chemists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, working with a colleague from the University of Western Ontario, has tied the smallest knot ever, using just 54 atoms. In their ...
The theory that aquatic animals such as fish will shrink due to global warming has been called into question by a study published today in eLife.
Evolution
May 9, 2023
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Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible for putting it there. However, the increasing frequency and severity of drought, such as those that have been impacting ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2023
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DTU is helping a large international company find nature's own substances to combat fungal diseases in crops. The University's large collection of mold fungi and a minor collection of bacteria are part of the project—and ...
Biotechnology
Mar 14, 2023
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When it comes to venturing into and enjoying nature, forests are the people's top choice—at least in Denmark. This is also reflected in the sales prices of properties with private forest. But beyond earnings potential, ...
Ecology
Mar 2, 2023
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Research combining wearable eye-tracking technology and AI body detection software suggests our eyes aren't drawn to the faces of passers-by as much as previously thought.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2023
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Humans are living further and further away from nature, leading to a decline in the number of our interactions with nature. This is the finding of a meta-study conducted by a Franco-German research team at the German Centre ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2022
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