Three years ago, an international study commissioned by the journal Lancet listed 12 modifiable factors that increased the risk of dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol, head injury and air pollution.
Charging Towards A More Sustainable Heavy Rail Network
University of Queensland researchers have worked with industry to map how Australia could move towards decarbonising its heavy haulage rail network.
Study Shows Oil and Gas Infrastructure Hurting Nesting Birds In Globally Important Breeding Area in Arctic Alaska
A new WCS-led study that analyzed 17 years of migratory bird-nesting data in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, revealed that nest survival decreased significantly near high-use oil and gas infrastructure and its related noise, dust, traffic, air pollution, and other disturbances.
Deep neural network provides robust detection of disease biomarkers in real time
A lab has developed a deep neural network that improves the accuracy of their unique devices for detecting pathogen biomarkers.
‘Golden’ fossils reveal origins of exceptional preservation
A recent study found that many of the fossils from Germany's Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, which was long thought to be the source of the shine. Instead, the golden hue is from a mix of minerals that hints at the...
Scientists present evidence for a billion-years arms race between viruses and their hosts
Researchers have proposed a new evolutionary model for the origin of a kingdom of viruses called Bamfordvirae, suggesting a billion-years evolutionary arms race between two groups within this kingdom and their hosts.
Researchers model ‘link’ between improved photosynthesis and increased yield
A team has modeled improving photosynthesis through enzyme modification and simulated soybean growth with realistic climate conditions, determining to what extent the improvements in photosynthesis could result in increased yields.
Progressive Climate Change: Desertification Threatens Mediterranean Forests
Heidelberg earth scientists study natural climate fluctuations of the past 500,000 years.
Bacteria Could Make Salmon Healthier
Researchers, including from NTNU, are breeding bacteria-free fish fry. This pursuit is more important than you might think.
Juvenile Salmon Migration Timing Responds Unpredictably to Climate Change
Climate change has led to earlier spring blooms for wildflowers and ocean plankton but the impacts on salmon migration are more complicated, according to new research.