How does municipal waste collection affect climate change?
Waste containers for different types of residues in Madrid.
Credit: UCC-UPM
Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid suggest a new methodology to assess the environmental impact...
Cocoa and chocolate are not just treats — they are good for your cognition
Dark chocolate.
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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands -- a phrase commonly used to justify ones chocolate snacking behavior....
Beyond bananas: ‘Mind reading’ technology decodes complex thoughts
This latest research led by CMU's Marcel Just builds on the pioneering use of machine learning algorithms with brain imaging technology to "mind read."...
‘Perfect storm’ led to 2016 Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Researchers from James Cook University and the Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium say...
Antibiotic resistance linked to common household disinfectant triclosan
Triclosan exposure might encourage growth of antibiotic resistant strains in E. coli.
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Scientists from the University of Birmingham and Norwich Research...
How soil dwelling bacteria adapt to richer or poorer conditions in marriage of convenience...
P. fluorescens is a common soil bacteria that colonises plant roots, entering into a “marriage of convenience”, where it improves plant health in return...
High pregnancy failure, nutritional stress in southern resident killer whales
A dog from the University of Washington Conservation Canines program on a research boat following southern resident killer whales.
Credit: Center for Whale Research
A multi-year...
Under pressure: Extreme atmosphere stripping may limit exoplanets’ habitability
This is an artist's impression of HD189733b, showing the planet's atmosphere being stripped by the radiation from its parent star.
Credit: Ron Miller
New models of...
Dinosaurs’ loss was frogs’ gain: The upside of a mass extinction
The frog Hyla sanchiangensis from eastern China is a descendant of one of three lineages (Hyloidea) that made it through Earth's last mass extinction...
Scientists make waves with black hole research: Water bath simulation
Analogue black hole machine is pictured.
Credit: The University of Nottingham
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a significant leap forward in understanding the...
Promising new therapeutic approach for debilitating bone disease
This image shows a non-diseased bone and myeloma bones before and after anti-sclerostin treatment.
Credit: Dr Michelle McDonald
An Australian-led research team has demonstrated a new...
