Modern aeroplanes achieve flight using propellers and turbines powered by the combustion of greenhouse-gas emitting fossil fuels. A new paper published on 21 November in Nature has reported the first
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“Precision Conservation” could provide economic benefits to farmers while creating a positive environmental impact
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A Canadian case study published in the November edition of Agricultural Systems, an international peer-reviewed journal, shows that by taking unprofitable parts of a field out of production and instead
Reshuffling of DNA in neurons may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, landmark study finds
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Scientists have known for a long time that certain cells have the ability to shuffle their DNA around ― called somatic recombination ― and now a “landmark study” published on
Scientists set out on an Antarctic mission to learn more about mysterious molecules that clean the sky
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A team of scientists from Australia and the US are heading to Antarctica to research how the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself of greenhouse gases and other nasty chemicals has
The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Europe’s largest research agency, has announced its intention to create an office of research integrity for investigating misconduct in scientific research with
A new study published on 15 November in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems has presented a cheap and easy real-time method to measure nutrient levels in grassland (1). This rapid
European Medicines Agency recommends ‘rediscovered drug’ for treating sleeping sickness in Africa
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On 16 November the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved a new drug, fexinidazole, for treating human African trypanosomiasis, known as sleeping sickness. The neglected tropical disease is endemic to Africa
European Scientist launches a “Series of Events”: an overview of the key themes for European Science
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During this period of commemoration, there are a number of notable anniversaries. With the centenary of the Great War in the same week as the 151st birthday of Marie Sklodowska
Does slapping a warning label on every single item we buy in the shops really make us more aware of potential risks, or are we running into an overprotection of
On 14 November, a draft agreement of the terms for the UK’s fast approaching plunge into Brexit was backed by senior UK decision makers. However, there are still doubts about