Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”: UN
Recent drought-related data based on research in the past two years and compiled by the UN point to “an unprecedented ...
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NIH study validates new scale for measuring pandemic-related traumatic stress in children and adults
The Pandemic-related Traumatic Stress Scale (PTSS) can be used to effectively measure stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic and identify ...
Humans are disrupting natural ‘salt cycle’ on a global scale, new study shows
The planet’s demand for salt comes at a cost to the environment and human health, according to a new scientific ...
Going rogue: Scientists apply giant wave mechanics on a nanometric scale
Researchers have shown how the principles of rogue waves – huge 30-metre waves that arise unexpectedly in the ocean – ...
Funding will help further development of bacteriophages to combat disease on a commercial scale
Pioneering work to develop effective and safe bacteriophages to combat disease has received an £800,000 boost. Credit: University of Leicester ...
The efficient perovskite cells with a structured anti-reflective layer – another step towards commercialization on a wider scale
Perovskite-based solar cells, widely considered as successors to the currently dominant silicon cells, due to their simple and cost-effective production ...
Drug discovery on an unprecedented scale
Boosting virtual screening with machine learning allowed for a 10-fold time reduction in the processing of 1.56 billion drug-like molecules. Researchers from ...
A guide to Big Team Science creates a blueprint for research collaboration on a large scale
Scientific research depends on collaboration between researchers and institutions. But over the past decade, there has been a surge of ...
The scale of emissions inequality in U.S. society
Researchers have linked US household income data to greenhouse gas emissions generated in creating that income, and found that 40% ...
Major festivities modulate light pollution patterns on a global scale
A new research by a team from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the Museo Nacional de Ciencias ...
Statistical analysis of war identifies the scale on which violence begets violence
A statistical approach describes and predicts chains of related conflict events—such as wars—in time and space. Using data on violent ...
New method expertly evaluates protein folding stability on a large scale
Tokyo, Japan – You may be familiar with the art of origami, in which paper is intricately folded to create ...
CHOP researchers develop universal MHC molecules that can be produced rapidly at scale
Philadelphia, June 13, 2023— Class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC-I) proteins play an essential role in the immune system of ...
Tools for coral gardening at the landscape scale
A toolkit for environmentally friendly and cost-effective coral restoration could accelerate the recovery of degraded reefs along the coast of ...
A new model predicts the flexibility of DNA movement at the molecular scale
In both physics and chemistry, the mesoscopic scale refers to the length scale on which the properties of a material ...
Chaos on the nanometer scale
Chaotic behavior is typically known from large systems: for example, from weather, from asteroids in space that are simultaneously attracted ...
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Anne L’Huillier, Paul Corkum and Ferenc Krausz for enabling subatomic particles to be observed in motion over the shortest time scale captured by science
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences goes in this fifteenth edition to Anne L’Huillier (Lund University, ...
Now on the molecular scale: Electric motors
Electric vehicles, powered by macroscopic electric motors, are increasingly prevalent on our streets and highways. These quiet and eco-friendly machines ...
New visual scale offers simple measure to help identify job burnout
“Job burnout” is a term that’s far too familiar to many people. A 2020 Gallup poll showed that 76 percent ...
Realising the scale of the visual pollution “monster”
In Visual Pollution: Concepts, Practices and Management Framework, published by Emerald, authors Professor Raheel Nawaz and Dr Khydija Wakil link ...
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Researchers uncover NSMF protein’s role in relieving DNA replication stress
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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
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‘Bone biographies’ reveal lives of medieval England’s common people – and illuminate early benefits system
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Study tests firefighter turnout gear with, without PFAS
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Mass General-developed brain care score (BCS) is a scientifically validated way to assess current health habits and risk to future brain health
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal