PET—the plastic used to make bottles, for example—is ubiquitous in our natural environment. In a joint study, scientists from Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) investigated the ...
Biochemistry
Mar 8, 2023
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For cats with outdoor access, feline meningoencephalomyelitis, better known as "staggering disease," is a serious and potentially fatal threat. The disease, which involves the inflammation of the brain and spinal cord in ...
Veterinary medicine
Feb 8, 2023
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In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists have found new clues that could help predict when and where the Sun's next flare might explode.
Astronomy
Jan 17, 2023
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After decades of dominance by the United States, a new measure suggests that China edged the U.S. in 2019 on one important measurement of national research success.
Other
Mar 8, 2022
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A few years ago, a novel measurement technique showed that protons are probably smaller than had been assumed since the 1990s. The discrepancy surprised the scientific community; some researchers even believed that the Standard ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 7, 2022
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A scientific expedition in the Javari River basin on the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru has shown use of environmental DNA sequencing to be feasible to investigate fish diversity in the Amazon. The eDNA method consists ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2021
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Physics researchers at the University of Bath in the UK discover a new physical effect relating to the interactions between light and twisted materials—an effect that is likely to have implications for emerging new nanotechnologies ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 20, 2021
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A new international study has found that the key properties of the spikes of SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19 are consistent with those of several laboratory-developed protein spikes, designed to mimic the infectious ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 5, 2021
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In interstellar dust clouds, turbulence must first dissipate before a star can form through gravity. A German-French research team has now discovered that the kinetic energy of the turbulence comes to rest in a space that ...
Astronomy
Jun 1, 2021
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Pathogens that attack agricultural crops show remarkable adaptability to new climates and new plant hosts, new research shows.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2020
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