Day March 29, 2021

IMAGE: Researchers say that if species are the same, they will not be able to reproduce or grow new seedlings. view more  Credit: Georgina Smith Every year, 10 million hectares of forest are lost. Among efforts to revive degraded or deforested…

IMAGE: The researchers established five levels of “risk ” zones: red, orange, blue, green, and pink (from highest to lowest risk). The level of risk was determined by multiplying hazard by vulnerability. view more  Credit: Study authors As COVID-19 vaccines slowly…

IMAGE: Lynne Haber, PhD, shown in front of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. view more  Credit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati An estimated 6 million Americans may suffer from peanut allergies. Tiny amounts of peanut protein can lead to hives,…

Women who suffer from vision, hearing or dual sensory loss are more than twice as likely to report depression and anxiety as men who experience the same issues, according to a new study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). The research,…

So far, there has been little research into supportive care needs in patients with newly diagnosed incurable cancer and as their disease progresses. That is why experts from the German Cancer Society’s working group on palliative medicine, led by Professor…

IMAGE: When it comes to language comprehension, the anterior IPL in the left hemisphere of the brain becomes active (green). For attention, it is the anterior IPL in the right side… view more  Credit: eLife Usually, the different areas in the…

During a normal waking state, information is processed and shared by various parts within our brain to enable flexible responses to external stimuli. Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, found that during hypnosis the brain shifted to a state…

IMAGE: In the background is the automated SELEX platform at the LIMES Institute of the University of Bonn. view more  Credit: © Stefan Breuers/LIMES Scientists at the University of Bonn and the caesar research center have isolated a molecule that might…

Researchers have demonstrated that stretching shape-memory polymers embedded with clusters of gold nanoparticles alters their plasmon-coupling, giving rise to desirable optical properties. One potential application for the material is a sensor that relies on optical properties to track an object…

IMAGE: Clearing Prosopis juliflora, along with grassland restoration, can have positive benefits including climate change mitigation and protection of livelihoods for pastoralists view more  Credit: CABI A new study suggests that clearing the invasive woody weed Prosopis julifora and grassland restoration…