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NASA hosts open house for Mars technology

June 9, 2022
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Space agency NASA is to host a media event to demonstrate its LOFTID technology when it is inflated for the last time on Earth before its spaceflight demonstration.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences
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Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia

June 3, 2022
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Denisovans, a sister species of modern human, inhabited Laos by 164-131,000 years with important implications for populations out of Africa and Australia. Now, scientists have linked fossil teeth and a...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biology, Developmental Biology, Paleobiology
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REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration

June 1, 2022
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The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ research across the UK. Indeed, 41% of submissions were judged to be world-leading, and 43% as...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Researchers isolate the Lloviu virus for the first time and highlight new possible pandemic threat

May 30, 2022
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Researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (a partnership between the universities of Kent and Greenwich) have helped isolate the Lloviu virus (LLOV) – a close relative of Ebola virus...
Life Sciences
Lifescience
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How can mental health professionals open their minds to psychosis?

May 27, 2022
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Effective clinical care for patients with psychosis means understanding the ‘lived experience’ of their delusions, say researchers at the Universities of Birmingham, York and Melbourne. By understanding the intricacies of...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience
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Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help

May 25, 2022
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A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological agents we use in our daily activities and then flush down our drains. Personal care products, detergents,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Oceanography, Policy
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Meet the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy

May 23, 2022
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Scientists have captured humanity’s first look at the supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), that is at the centre of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The Sgr...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Environment, Physics
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Saving the vaquita porpoise from extinction

May 5, 2022
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Only ten vaquita porpoises survive, but the species may not be doomed, scientists say. If they can escape death in poachers’ nets, the endangered marine mammal is well poised to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Environment, Paleobiology, Zoology
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Scientists identify the most extreme heatwaves ever recorded globally

May 4, 2022
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A new study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world – and remarkably some of these went almost unnoticed decades ago. The research, led by the University...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Geology, Oceanography
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Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing

May 4, 2022
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Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. Large-scale ‘metabarcoding’ methods could revolutionize how society understands forces that drive the planet’s ability to remove greenhouse gases.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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Pandemic a ‘missed opportunity’ to recruit specialists of the future

May 3, 2022
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Careers in laboratories must be “made more visible” to encourage more young people into the field and support the growth of life sciences, the head of an international laboratory company...
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Augmented Reality helps people live with Parkinson’s disease

April 29, 2022
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A collaborative partnership has developed the World's First pair of Parkinson’s Walking Glasses, a wearable mobility device that projects visual cues to facilitate mobility for people with Parkinson’s Disease. Thanks...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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