BMJ Health News
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Stark warning: Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic
Eminent scientists warn that key ecosystems around Australia and Antarctica are collapsing, and propose a three-step framework to combat...
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African leopard: A cat of all trades
The leopard stands out as an elusive, versatile, and adaptable animal. Researchers have just published the first genomic data for the African...
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Measuring the tRNA world
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) deliver specific amino acids to ribosomes during translation of messenger RNA into proteins. The abundance of tRNAs can...
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Quantum quirk yields giant magnetic effect, where none should exist
In a twist befitting the strange nature of quantum mechanics, physicists have discovered the Hall effect -- a characteristic change in the way...
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Exposure to diverse career paths can help fill labor market 'skills gap'
When Patrick Rottinghaus began college, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his career. He started out as an "Open" major while he explored...
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Engineering the boundary between 2D and 3D materials
For practical applications, two-dimensional materials such as graphene must at some point connect with the ordinary world of 3D materials....
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Considering disorder and cooperative effects in photon escape rates from atomic gases
Scientists aim to numerically investigative the roles of cooperative effects and disorder in photon escape rates from a cold atomic gas to...
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Light-emitting tattoo engineered
The technology, which uses organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), is applied in the same way as water transfer tattoos. That is, the OLEDs are...
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Investigating dense plasmas with positron waves
Scientists assess the dynamics of positron acoustic waves (PAWS) in EPI plasmas whilst under the influence of magnetic fields, or magnetoplasmas.
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Pioneering prehistoric landscape reconstruction reveals early dinosaurs lived on tropical islands
A new study using leading edge technology has shed surprising light on the ancient habitat where some of the first dinosaurs roamed in the UK...
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Artificial microswimmers slow down and accumulate in low-fuel regions
A researcher has discovered that artificial microswimmers accumulate where their speed is minimized, an idea that could have implications for...
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Genes identified that increase the risk of obesity but also protect against disease
Scientists have identified 62 genes that lead to both higher levels of body fat but a lower risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. These...