178 articles from MONDAY 2.12.2019
Operational mapping system for high-resolution tropical forest carbon emissions
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- 19/12/2 16:20
For the first time, scientists have developed a method to monitor carbon emissions from tropical forests at an unprecedented level of detail. The approach will provide the basis for developing a rapid and cost-effective operational carbon monitoring system, making it possible to quantify the economic cost of deforestation as forests are converted from carbon sinks to sources.
New device enables battery-free computer input at the tip of your finger
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- 19/12/2 16:20
Computer scientists have created a device for wearable computer input suitable for many situations, just by touching your fingertips together in different ways. The device, called Tip-Tap, is inexpensive and battery-free through the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to sense when fingertips touch. The device could, therefore, be added to disposable surgical gloves, allowing...
Biologists examine sperm quality on the basis of their metabolism
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- 19/12/2 16:20
Every tenth couple worldwide is affected by infertility. The reasons for this are manifold, but mostly well researched. Nevertheless, about fifteen percent of cases remain unexplained. A team of biologists has now gained new insights into the metabolic properties that make up a good sperm cell.
Disclaimers on retouched photos don't solve problem of negative body image
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- 19/12/2 16:20
Labels that warn an image has been altered or enhanced do nothing to mitigate women's negative perceptions of their appearance, according to a new study. More importantly, some disclaimers heightened and even harmed body dissatisfaction in at-risk women, the study showed.
Compound controls biological clock with light
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- 19/12/2 16:20
A chemical cage suppresses the activity of a biological clock regulator in the dark and releases it with light, showing potential for future treatments of circadian-clock-related diseases.
Concussion recovery not clear cut for children
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- 19/12/2 16:20
Sleep problems, fatigue and attention difficulties in the weeks after a child's concussion injury could be a sign of reduced brain function and decreased grey matter.
Dogs promote page turning for young readers
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- 19/12/2 16:20
Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a researcher. A new study examines the behavior of 17 children from Grades 1 to 3 while reading with and without a dog.
Compliance with Paris Agreement would limit loss of productivity in fishing, agriculture
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- 19/12/2 16:20
Scientists show that 90% of the global population may face decreases in productivity for both agriculture and fishing if greenhouse emissions are not reduced. On the other hand, most countries are in a position to limit these losses if emissions are drastically cut, as stipulated by the Paris Agreement.
Solar wind slows farther away from the Sun
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- 19/12/2 16:20
Measurements taken by the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft are providing important new insights from some of the farthest reaches of space ever explored. Astronomers now show how the solar wind -- the supersonic stream of charged particles blown out by the Sun -- evolves at increasing distances from the Sun.
Quartet Health announced a tie-up with Cambia Health Solutions after securing $67.5 million
Quartet Health is partnering with Cambia Health Solutions to improve mental healthcare access to Cambia's members in the Pacific...
Russian Scientists Show Off 18,000-Year-Old Prehistoric Puppy Perfectly Preserved in Permafrost
(YAKUTSK, Russia) — Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s Far East.
Discovered last year in a lump of frozen mud near the city of Yakutsk, the puppy is unusually well-preserved, with its hair, teeth, whiskers and eyelashes still intact.
“This puppy has all its limbs, pelage – fur,...
Climate change: COP25 island nation in 'fight to death'
The president of the Marshall Islands tells a summit that rising tides threaten its existence.
Investigational drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola virus disease
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- 19/12/2 14:57
The investigational therapeutics mAb114 and REGN-EB3 offer patients a greater chance of surviving Ebola virus disease (EVD) compared to the investigational treatment ZMapp. The new report also shows that early diagnosis and treatment are associated with an increased likelihood of survival from EVD.
Photos show how ants escaped a Soviet nuclear-weapons bunker after surviving on cannibalism for years
The ants' food source remained a mystery until researchers examined some of the 2 million ant corpses piled up around the...
Photos show how ants escaped a Soviet nuclear-weapons bunker after surviving on cannibalism for years
The ants' food source remained a mystery until researchers examined some of the 2 million ant corpses piled up around the...
Photos show how ants escaped a Soviet nuclear-weapons bunker after surviving on cannibalism for years
The ants' food source remained a mystery until researchers examined some of the 2 million ant corpses piled up around the...
Could a Buried Ocean on Jupiter’s Moon Point to Life Beyond Earth?
GettyThere’s water on Europa, one of 79 moons orbiting Jupiter, NASA just confirmed. And where there’s water, there could be life, according to the space agency.The discovery, which NASA scientists announced in a November paper in the journal Nature, is the latest in a series of findings that point to some form of life possibly sharing the cosmos with Earth’s own beings.Scientists are...
Facial deformity in royal dynasty was linked to inbreeding, scientists confirm
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- 19/12/2 14:16
The 'Habsburg jaw,' a facial condition of the Habsburg dynasty of Spanish and Austrian kings and their wives, can be attributed to inbreeding, according to new results.
Brush your teeth to protect the heart
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- 19/12/2 14:16
Brushing teeth frequently is linked with lower risks of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, according to a new study.
Russian scientists present ancient puppy found in permafrost
Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s Far East. Discovered last year in a lump of frozen mud near the city of Yakutsk, the puppy is unusually well-preserved, with its hair, teeth, whiskers and eyelashes still...
India tiger on 'longest walk ever' for mate and prey
The tiger has traversed 1,300km in five months, the furthest a big cat is known to have walked in India.
Spacewalking astronauts add new pumps to cosmic detector
Spacewalking astronauts installed new pumps on a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Monday in a bid to extend its scientific life. It was the third spacewalk in nearly three weeks for Italy’s Luca Parmitano and NASA’s Andrew Morgan. One more spacewalk remains before NASA can declare the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer successfully...
THE HEALTHCARE PAYMENTS REPORT: The strategies payments leaders are using to take advantage of the $3.7 trillion opportunity in US healthcare
BI Intelligence looks at the types of healthcare payments, the stakeholders making them, where they're going, and what's driving change in the...
How suspicions of spying threaten cross-border science
An intelligence startup warns that China is exploiting Western quantum scientists for military ends. The evidence is thin, but tensions are rising.