Loading The stinging cells leave a red line where the tentacle touched your skin and may appear beaded with spots along the affected area. New South Wales beaches were swamped by a ‘bloom’ of blue flies swept by northeast winds in 2021, causing the bites of large numbers of bathers. Dozens of blueflies also washed …
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Researchers from Mass Eye and Ear and Northeastern University have discovered a previously unidentified immune response inside the nose that fights viruses responsible for upper respiratory tract infections. Further testing revealed that this protective response is inhibited at colder temperatures, making infection more likely to occur. New studypublished on December 6 in The Journal of …
Banner Image: A powerful green laser helps visualize aerosol plumes from a toilet as it is flushed. (Credit: Patrick Campbell/CU Boulder) Thanks to new research from CU Boulder, scientists are seeing the impact of flushing in a whole new light — and now the world can, too. Using bright green lasers and camera equipment, a …
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The “fate of the entire living world” will be determined at the UN COP15 biodiversity summit, leading scientists say. They said the gathering of the world’s nations, which began in Montreal on Wednesday, is “much bigger than COP27”, the UN’s recent high-level climate meeting. “We say this because of the many dimensions of anthropogenic global …
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December 7, 2022 Flipping the switch: Salk scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn cancer genes on New research into cancer-causing gene mutations could lead to better ways to predict and treat disease December 7, 2022 LA JOLLA—Cancer, caused by an abnormal proliferation of cells, is the second leading cause of death worldwide. …
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have identified a new genetic variant found in some patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, they detailed the process by which this variant relates to ALS. The researchers say they expect this mechanism to be a new therapeutic target for the treatment …
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JWST’s first deep-field image. Image: Xinhua News Agency/Contributor via Getty Images ABSTRACT breaks down mind-blowing scientific research, future technologies, new discoveries and major breakthroughs. Scientists have proposed a dazzling new mission for traveling to the stars that is inspired by the elegant flights of seabirds, such as albatrosses, a new study reports. Conceptual interstellar mission …
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Shut up! Noises and collisions with noisy neighbors are scientifically proven to be more annoying than any other noise nuisance – and can even cause heart disease Researchers studied how different neighborhood noises affect residents They discovered that “impact noises”, such as footsteps, are considered the most annoying. Urban noise can keep people awake and …
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The sun. Image: NASA via Getty Images ABSTRACT breaks down mind-blowing scientific research, future technologies, new discoveries and major breakthroughs. Physicists have proposed a mind-boggling space mission that could finally reveal the true nature of dark matter, an enigmatic substance considered one of science’s greatest unsolved mysteries, a new study reports. Dark matter is about …
Comment this story Comment Towards the end of 2020, as the covid-19 pandemic continued to rage, a few climatologists and energy experts made a prediction. They estimated that emissions from fossil fuels – which had just plummeted thanks to the global pandemic – may never again reach the highs of 2019. Perhaps, they speculated, after …
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