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New cancer drug for difficult tumour types
Added: 28 Oct 2020
A new drug designed to counter the effects of an important, but very hard to target, cancer mutatio…
Significant water deposits on the moon confirmed
Added: 26 Oct 2020
If you got trapped on the moon you'd at least be able to fill your water bottle according to NASA's…
Does COVID survive on food surfaces?
Added: 23 Oct 2020
With many people still carefully disinfecting everything they buy in supermarkets and food stores, …
Do asymptomatic kids with COVID-19 carry less virus?
Added: 23 Oct 2020
We all wanted our kids to go back to school but fear the consequences. Many of us struggle to imagi…
Sprat, mollusks and algae: our future flexitarian diet?
Added: 22 Oct 2020
Could you shelve meat to help save the planet? For those of us who can't quite bring ourselves to c…
COVID: women are less likely to put themselves in danger
Added: 19 Oct 2020
Women's attitudes and behaviours may have contributed to their reduced vulnerability and mortality.…
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
Added: 19 Oct 2020
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Statio…
International Artemis Accord principles try to establish a safe, peaceful, and prosperous future in space
Added: 14 Oct 2020
Reflecting more than a little Star Trek Federation style peace and harmony, international cooperati…
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
Added: 9 Oct 2020
A top goal in cosmology is to precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe, a daunt…
'Mixing ventilation' systems may increase COVID-19 risk
Added: 8 Oct 2020
Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfor…
Hybrid floating solar plus hydropower system
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to p…
Conversation quickly spreads droplets inside buildings
Added: 6 Oct 2020
With implications for the transmission of diseases like COVID-19, researchers have found that ordin…
Sensational COVID-19 communication erodes confidence in science
Added: 5 Oct 2020
Scientists, policymakers and the media should acknowledge inherent uncertainties in epidemiological…
Science and scientists held in high esteem across the globe
Added: 1 Oct 2020
As the world looks to scientists and the research and development process to bring new treatments a…
Machine Learning provides insight into cannabis strains
Added: 30 Sep 2020
Cannabis data lacking, but machine learning could help
THC and CBD; Anyone who has used, sold, stu…
Cannabis use for menopause symptom management
Added: 29 Sep 2020
As legislation relaxes regarding cannabis, it is being used to manage numerous chronic health condi…
Multishot lens-free imaging could aid disease diagnosis
Added: 24 Sep 2020
A new type of imaging that does not require a lens and uses reconfigurable particle-based masks to …
Error forecasting for safer fusion energy
Added: 24 Sep 2020
Bringing the power of the sun to Earth requires sound theory, good engineering, and a little finess…
Single-step 3D printing multimaterial microstructures
Added: 17 Sep 2020
Researchers have developed an automated 3D printing method that can produce multicolour 3D microstr…
Unravelling what makes memories so detailed and enduring
Added: 14 Sep 2020
In years to come, our personal memories of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be etched in our min…
