Machine-learning analysis identified high blood glucose levels as a risk factor for COVID-19 patients, according to a study published in Frontiers in Public Health (1). Researchers believe this explains why
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Researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, claim that deep-sea mining in international waters (which could start in as little as two years) could cause irreversible damage to aquatic ecosystems
UK researchers have genetically engineered E. coli to transform some forms of plastic into vanillin, according to a study published in Green Chemistry (1). There were a few challenges to
Research ship, the Prince Madog, celebrates 20 years of service to education and science. Based at Bangor University in Wales, UK, the ship has changed the way we understand marine
A team of researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, developed an ingenious and revolutionary way to reduce the risk of lead leakages in perovskite solar panels,
Children from urban areas may be at a higher risk of obesity due to high levels of pollution, noise and traffic, according to a study published in the journal Environment
Whether you’re a security-driven or pleasure-seeking person, you will succumb to the dangers of impulse buying sooner or later, suggested a team of researchers based at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg
Keeping our homes clean may not be bad for our immune system after all, defend researchers at University College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
When CNN in June broke the news of a reported “leak” at China’s Taishan nuclear power plant, it didn’t take long for the alarming headline to be politically instrumentalised. The
The UK’s ability to react to increased energy demands and climate change, as well as general infrastructures like housing and roads, has just received a £1.2 million boost awarded to