New database to support conservation
Scientists have created a new tool to fill the large gaps in our understanding of where and how human activities threaten wild species around the world.
Scientists have created a new tool to fill the large gaps in our understanding of where and how human activities threaten wild species around the world.
Ecology
Jul 19, 2022
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If companies allowed more of their employees to permanently work from home, businesses would gravitate toward city centers, while people would primarily live in the periphery, resulting in less traffic congestion and falling ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2022
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Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new form of rapid test to detect infections in farm animals, responding to the rising threat of dangerous outbreaks.
Veterinary medicine
Jun 10, 2022
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Examining a city's magnetic footprint can be used to monitor the health of that city, including a possible early warning system for trouble with pollution and as a tool for optimizing energy conservation.
General Physics
May 31, 2022
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Online outdoor science lessons run during the pandemic helped to engage children with the subject and boosted teachers' skills, analysis suggests.
Education
Apr 26, 2022
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Red snow is a unique phenomenon caused by blooms of red algae that live on the surface of snow. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a model to predict the occurrence of red snow events. In a recent study published ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 02, 2022
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CRISPR-Cas9, the "genetic scissors," creates new potential for curing diseases, but treatments must be reliable. In a new study, researchers have discovered that the method can give rise to unforeseen changes in DNA that ...
Biotechnology
Feb 02, 2022
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Researchers at Aalto University have shown that a nanoparticle suspension can serve as a simple model for studying the formation of patterns and structures in more complicated non-equilibrium systems, such as living cells. ...
Nanophysics
Dec 22, 2021
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If you are undecided about whether social media is truly harmful to young people's mental well-being, you are not alone. Even scientists cannot agree on social media's effect on teenagers' mental health. Some researchers ...
Social Sciences
Nov 09, 2021
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A bit of coral shimmers like gold in a US lab as part of urgent work to help the species protect itself from climate change, an effort even skeptical experts see as sadly justifiable.
Ecology
Nov 08, 2021
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