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Mercury emission estimates rarely provide enough data to assess success in eliminating harmful global gold mining practiceA global treaty called the Minamata Convention requires gold-mining countries to regularly report the amount of toxic mercury that miners are using...
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New microchip links two Nobel Prize-winning techniquesPhysicists have built a new technology on a microchip by combining two Nobel Prize-winning techniques. This microchip could measure distances in...
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Next epidemic could be spotted early in wastewaterResearchers behind the UK's first pilot public health surveillance system based on analysis of wastewater say that routine monitoring at sewage...
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New invention: The oxygen-ion batteryAn oxygen-ion-battery has been invented, based on ceramic materials. If it degrades, it can be regenerated, therefore it potentially has an...
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Observing group-living animals with drones and computer visionNew method to study the movement, behaviour, and environmental context of group-living animals using drones and computer vision.
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New mosquito species reported in FloridaA mosquito known only by its scientific name, Culex lactator, is the latest to establish in the Sunshine State, according to a new study.
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The challenge of keeping an audience engaged: How language shapes attentionLanguage that is easier to process encourages continued reading, as does language that evokes anxious, exciting, and hopeful emotions.
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New simulation reveals secrets of exotic form of electrons called polaronsConditions mapped for the first time of polaron characteristics in 2D materials. TACC's Frontera supercomputer generated quantum mechanical...
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Neutrinos made by a particle collider detectedPhysicists have detected neutrinos created by a particle collider. The discovery promises to deepen scientists' understanding of the subatomic...
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Turn off porch light to aid caterpillars -- and safeguard backyard ecosystemsModerate levels of artificial light at night -- like the fixture illuminating your backyard -- bring more caterpillar predators and reduce the...
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Novel drug makes mice skinny even on sugary, fatty dietDeleting a gene that promotes magnesium transport into mitochondria (which are cells' power plants) resulted in more efficient metabolism of sugar...
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New research suggests peer-advisor relationship is key to successCollaborative research across the country has shown that strengthening the relationship between the student and advisor can increase retention...
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BAFTA TV nominations revealed - with nods for Harry Potter star and drama about NHSThis Is Going To Hurt, The Responder and The Crown lead this year's BAFTA TV nominations.
