245 articles from WEDNESDAY 8.7.2020
NeMO-Net Citizen Science Project Gets a 4.9 Star Rating
Users have submitted over 56K classifications of coral at the new, highly rated, NeMO-Net app.
NASA's new citizen science project, NeMO-Net is making waves! NeMO-Net is a game where players help NASA classify coral reefs by painting 3D and 2D images of coral. Players embark on a virtual research vessel and travel the oceans by analyzing actual images of corals on the sea floor. As you...
Experimental drug shows early promise against inherited form of ALS, trial indicates
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- 20/7/8 23:43
A clinical trial has found evidence that the experimental drug tofersen lowers levels of a disease-causing protein in people with an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, caused by mutations in the gene SOD1.
New bird checklists from Coiba National Park, Panama
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- 20/7/8 23:43
A trip to Jicarón Island during the Coiba Bioblitz led to a published bird checklist.
Indigenous Americans had contact with Polynesians 800 years ago, DNA reveals
Study shows groups crossed vast ocean in about the year 1200 Proof of encounter found in DNA of present-day populations Indigenous Americans and Polynesians bridged vast expanses of open ocean around the year 1200 and mingled, leaving incontrovertible proof of their encounter in the DNA of present-day populations, new studies have revealed.Whether peoples from what is today Colombia or Ecuador...
How good gut bacteria help reduce the risk for heart disease
Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the human gut has a benefit that has remained unrecognized until now: The potential to reduce the risk for heart disease.
Researchers develop mobile rapid test to assess coral thermotolerance
Coral death is impacting oceans worldwide as a consequence of climate change. The concern is that corals cannot keep pace with the rate of ocean warming. In particular, because a temperature increase of only one degree Celsius can make the difference between healthy and dying coral reefs. Some corals, however, are more resistant to increasing temperatures. In order to effectively protect coral...
"Protect 30% of the planet for nature," scientists urge in new report
In the most comprehensive report to date on the economic implications of protecting nature, over 100 economists and scientists find that the global economy would benefit from the establishment of far more protected areas on land and at sea than exist today. The report considers various scenarios of protecting at least 30% of the world's land and ocean to find that the benefits outweigh the costs...
Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19
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- 20/7/8 21:55
Differences in lung physiology and immune function in children could be why they are more often spared from severe illness associated with COVID-19 than adults.
Stress testing 'coral in a box'
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- 20/7/8 21:55
Coral death is impacting oceans worldwide as a consequence of climate change. The concern is that corals cannot keep pace with the rate of ocean warming. In particular, because a temperature increase of only one degree Celsius can make the difference between healthy and dying coral reefs. Some corals, however, are more resistant to increasing temperatures. In order to effectively protect coral...
Critical early step of the visual process uncovered
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- 20/7/8 21:55
The key components of electrical connections between light receptors in the eye and the impact of these connections on the early steps of visual signal processing have been identified for the first time, according to new research.
Facebook civil rights audit finds 'serious setbacks,' including hate speech and misinformation
A two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found 'serious setbacks' that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and...
Ultrasonic ‘tweezers’ can remove huge kidney stones without invasive surgery
Coming soon to a kidney near...
Study reveals how bacteria build essential carbon-fixing machinery
Scientists from the University of Liverpool have revealed new insight into how cyanobacteria construct the organelles that are essential for their ability to photosynthesise. The research, which carried out in collaboration with the University of Science and Technology of China, has been published in PNAS.
NASA analyzes Tropical Cyclone Damien's water vapor concentration
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Cristina in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on July 8, it gathered water vapor data that provided information about the intensity of the storm.
Fossil jawbone from Alaska is a rare case of a juvenile Arctic dromaeosaurid dinosaur
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- 20/7/8 21:06
A small piece of fossil jawbone from Alaska represents a rare example of juvenile dromaeosaurid dinosaur remains from the Arctic, according to a new study.
Naturally perforated shells one of the earliest adornments in the Middle Paleolithic
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- 20/7/8 21:06
Ancient humans deliberately collected perforated shells in order to string them together as beads, according to a new study.
'Bystander Effect' not exclusive to humans
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- 20/7/8 21:06
A rat is less likely to help a trapped companion if it is with other rats that aren't helping, according to new research that showed the social psychological theory of the ''bystander effect'' in humans is present in these long-tailed rodents.
How good gut bacteria help reduce the risk for heart disease
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- 20/7/8 21:06
Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the human gut has a benefit that has remained unrecognized until now: the potential to reduce the risk for heart disease.
COVID-19 brain complications found across the globe
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- 20/7/8 21:05
Cases of brain complications linked to COVID-19 are occurring across the globe, a new review has shown. The research found that strokes, delirium and other neurological complications are reported from most countries where there have been large outbreaks of the disease.
Investing in conservation generates huge returns for economy, study finds
With Earth's wildlife now facing an extinction crisis, a group of economists and scientists is hoping to persuade governments that it pays to protect...