The Ruki River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be the darkest river in the world due to high levels of organic matter, according to a study published
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German researchers find why Acinetobacter baumannii infections are so difficult to treat
German researchers have discovered a dormant state in dangerous bacteria, according to a study published in the scientific journal mBio. The authors believe this may eventually lead to new ways
Researchers assess how extreme weather events, such as storms and cyclones, affect water circulation in the tropical Pacific, according to a study published in Climate and Atmospheric Science. It’s well known
Twenty years of excavations in Portugal show that Neanderthals were just as intelligent as Homo sapiens, according to a study published in the scientific journal PLOS One. Neanderthals knew how
Albatrosses use infrasound to guide them on extended foraging trips, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Infrasound is a low-frequency sound
Researchers developed a way to use a wearable device to measure electrical impulses in the skin to predict mood changes in patients with bipolar disorder. This work is still in
Researchers develop new software capable of spotting intricate details of emotions that remain hidden to the human eye, according to a study published in Frontiers. The software maps key features
A researcher from Göttingen University, Germany, discusses the difficulties faced by mining communities in transition, according to a comment article published in Nature Energy. Mining changes communities drastically, including landscapes,
Drug-resistant bacteria may be present in raw and lightly processed seafood items, such as sushi, according to a study published in a scientific journal called Frontiers in Microbiology. The popularity
Unprecedented heat is likely to cause a mass extinction to eliminate all mammals in 250 million years, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. A team of researchers from