Five things to know about coronavirus tests: PCR, antigen and antibody Life

Five things to know about coronavirus tests: PCR, antigen and antibody

There is a trade-off between speed and reliability when it comes to tests for diagnosing coronavirus. Image credit - Statutární město Hradec Králové/Wikimedia, licensed under CC BY 3.0
2021.02.11
Life
Supersonic planes get ready for a greener comeback Business

Supersonic planes get ready for a greener comeback

Scientists are looking into bringing back a quieter and more fuel-efficient supersonic aircraft, nearly 20 years after Concorde took its last flight. Image credit - Pedro Aragão/Wikimedia, licensed under CC 3.0
2021.02.11
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Five things to know about childhood cancer Life

Five things to know about childhood cancer

Professor Schmiegelow: "The lack of paediatric trials for age-appropriate cancer treatments is due to a paucity of funding." Image credit - National Cancer Institute/Unsplash
2021.02.11
Life
Understand the environmental footprint of global supply chains, so we can confront climate change Green

Understand the environmental footprint of global supply chains, so we can confront climate change

European demand for goods and services creates environmental impacts outside the borders of the EU, which has implications for the EU's climate goals. Image credit - Hugh Nelson/Wikimedia, licensed under CC 3.0
2021.02.11
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Two Miraculous Surgeries of 1893: A Successful Human Heart Operation and Removing a President’s Tumor

In July 1893, two medical surgeries of remarkable, historical significance occurred. More than a century later, they are as fascinating as ever...
2021.02.11
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Six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form Editor Picks

Six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form

This artist’s impression shows the view from the planet in the TOI-178 system found orbiting furthest from the star. (Image Credit:ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org)
2021.02.09
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Online tool calculates COVID-19 transmission risk in poorly-ventilated spaces Life

Online tool calculates COVID-19 transmission risk in poorly-ventilated spaces

Ventilation plays a vital role in the spread of COVID-19, an...
2020.01.04
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Twenty thousand sounds under the sea Green

Twenty thousand sounds under the sea

For a long time, we believed the ocean was a silent world. O...
2020.01.04
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Rebuilding marine life Green

Rebuilding marine life

Conservation measures to protect marine life are already pay...
2019.12.30
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How to spot overseas enquiry email fraud Business

How to spot overseas enquiry email fraud

2019.12.30
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A lagoon in Tahiti is rescued by tradition Green

A lagoon in Tahiti is rescued by tradition

On Tahiti’s southern tip, the traditional practice of "rahui" was recently reintroduced. (Featured Image - Chris Hoare, Flickr (CC BY 2.0))
2019.12.30
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A beginner’s guide to AI – A lexicon for artificial intelligence Tech & Science

A beginner’s guide to AI – A lexicon for artificial intelligence

Learn new words derive from Artificial Intelligence
2019.12.30
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This bionic hand is capable of quickly and easily grasping any object, using a camera to assess its shape and dimension, which then triggers the correct movement to pick it up. Editor Picks

A bionic hand that sees

An intuitive bionic hand that can “see” objects by itself and is capable of precise and smooth handling
2019.12.30
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Why Elon Musk’s $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Buy Heralds a Brighter Monetary Future

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2019.12.29
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Mass scale manipulation of Twitter Trends discovered Social Issues

Mass scale manipulation of Twitter Trends discovered

2019.12.25
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