Crowdsourcing campaign identifies drivers of tropical forest loss
To combat forest loss in the tropics, a new study uses crowdsourcing to identify the drivers of deforestation. The resulting ...
Month: April 2022
Wildfire smoke exposure in early pregnancy affects infant monkey behavior
Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days ...
Higher blood fats more harmful than first thought
University of Leeds news Credit: Lee Roberts University of Leeds news Embargo: Friday 1 April, 10am London time Increased levels ...
Estimates of the carbon cycle – vital to predicting climate change – are incorrect, Virginia Tech researchers show
Virginia Tech researchers, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle ...
New insights into FXTAS could inform future research and clinical trials
After following a group of patients with a specific gene mutation for many years, a team of UC Davis MIND ...
Pandemic lockdowns had severe mental health consequences for women in the developing world
While potentially crucial to preventing the spread of COVID-19, lockdowns are associated with increased rates of depression and anxiety as ...
Data from investigational COVID-19 antiviral drug molnupiravir suggest better outcomes for most COVID-related symptoms than placebo
**Note: the release below is a special early release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID ...
New virology data shows the investigational COVID antiviral drug molnupiravir eliminates actively infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus by day 3 of starting therapy
**Note: the release below is a special early release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID ...
New analysis of investigational COVID antiviral drug molnupiravir shows it appears to clear virus equally well in immunocompromised patients and those who are immunocompetent
**Note: the release below is a special early release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID ...
Warmer autumns could spell bad news for butterflies, suggests study
New research finds that longer and warmer autumns make it less likely that green-veined white butterflies will survive winter to ...
Frontiers’ support for UKRI’s Open Access policy
Frontiers’ support for UKRI’s Open Access policy Credit: Frontiers Media Frontiers’ support for UKRI’s Open Access policy Dr. Frederick Fenter, ...
Lost bioscapes window into Polynesian settlement circa 12th century
Polynesian explorers discovered a treasure trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French ...
T. rex’s short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies
Over the two decades paleontologist Kevin Padian taught a freshman seminar called The Age of Dinosaurs, one question asked frequently ...
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Healthy men who have vaginal sex have a distinct urethral microbiome
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The “Stonehenge calendar” shown to be a modern construct
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Researchers discover a way to fight the aging process and cancer development
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Can artificial intelligence predict spatiotemporal distribution of dengue fever outbreaks with remote sensing data? New study finds answers
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Promoting healthy longevity should start young: pregnancy complications lift women’s risk of mortality in the next 50 years
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Astrophysicists show how to “weigh” galaxy clusters with artificial intelligence