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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Preserving endangered and typical habitats in Europe with their biodiversity is the goal of Natura 2000, a network of nature reserves established by the EU. By 2030, EU member states want to significantly expand this network. A new biogeographical study by the University of Bayreuth published in the Journal for Nature …
An Australian mother who was convicted of killing her children celebrated a “victory for science” on Tuesday after a breakthrough in research helped secure her release from prison after 20 years. Kathleen Folbigg was imprisoned in 2003 after she was found guilty of killing her four infant children. The children had died separately without explanation …
The return of sunshine has finally enticed bees out of their hives in California, after weeks of cold temperatures and grey skies had kept them indoors. Despite the fantastic superbloom of flowers that had bloomed after the exceptionally wet winter, beekeepers had been concerned that the lack of sun would lead to a poor honey …
Researcher Indrajit Srivastava holds solutions of nanoparticles that can target two cancer biomarkers, giving off two distinct signals when lit by one fluorescent wavelength. This could give surgeons a more complete picture of a tumor and guide operating-room decisions. In the background is a microscopic scan of a tissue sample. Credit: Fred Zwicky Cancer surgeons …
Credit: Griffith University Researchers from the Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) have proven that lower application rates of fertilizers do not affect the yield or quality of two mango varieties in Southern Vietnam. An investigation into the current fertilizer practices of smallholder mango farmers in Dong Thap and Tien Giang provinces found that the desire to …
Official crime and crime discussion rates (per 10,000 people) in Nextdoor for the richest 20th and poor-est 80th percentile neighborhoods. Credit: Lady and the Tramp Nextdoor:Online Manifestations of Real-World Inequalities in the Nextdoor Social Network (2023). Research suggests that the social media content people share online can reveal their socio-economic status, allowing user profiling. This …
Longitudinal section illustrating the lattice-like configuration within the sonic muscle in Parophidion vassali. Credit: Marc Thiry/University of Liège Researchers at the University of Liège, Eric Parmentier and Marc Thiry have just made the unexpected discovery of a novel organization of muscle fibers in Parophidion vassali, a fish that lives in the Mediterranean Sea and, like …
In dense nuclear matter, quarks “line up,” becoming essentially one-dimensional. Calculations considering that single dimension plus time can track how low energy excitations ripple through nuclear matter. Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory Understanding the behavior of nuclear matter—including the quarks and gluons that make up the protons and neutrons of atomic nuclei—is extremely complicated. This is …
Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter A new study reveals that a small green wall containing a variety of indoor plants can remove toxic air pollutants from the surrounding air in eight hours. The …
Black stromata—source of billions of hyper-allergenic spores. Credit: Dr. Miloň Dvořák Emerging infectious diseases can threaten not only humans but also other species. With global trade, tree parasites are often accidentally introduced to Europe, where they can remain undetected for long periods. Infected trees may look healthy for some time, which makes disease control difficult. …