Across Africa, human flycatchers are required to act as bait to catch blackflies near rivers. Credit: DISSECT project New research shows that it’s possible to end the practice of using…
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Traces of submerged city discovered beneath Lake Issyk-Kul
Archaeologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered traces of a submerged city beneath the surface of Lake Issyk-Kul in eastern Kyrgyzstan. Located in the western Tianshan Mountains, Lake…
The Hidden Risks You Make Every Day
Summary: Researchers surveyed more than 4,300 people to create the first large-scale inventory of modern real-life risky choices, revealing which decisions people actually struggle with in daily life. The most…
Image compression method combines classic techniques for greater efficiency and flexibility
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In his research, Professor Marko Huhtanen from the University of Oulu, who specializes in applied and computational mathematics, introduces a new method for compressing images. This…
Northern lights may be visible in 10 states Nov. 13-14
The northern lights could still be visible tonight (Nov. 13-14) as lingering effects from recent solar eruptions continue to ripple through Earth’s magnetic field. Minor (G1) to strong (G3) geomagnetic…
Deep-sea mining might feed plankton a diet of junk food
Mining the seafloor for valuable metals could send dangerous ripples through ocean food webs. Tiny floating plankton, the base of the food web, can accidentally ingest particles of sediment kicked…
How to apply for a BES waiver – Functional Ecologists
Although there are more transformative agreements than ever that cover the cost of article publication charges (APCs) in Gold Open Access (OA) journals, at the British Ecological Society (BES), we…
What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more so when it’s suddenly being taken off the packaging. Americans were reminded of this type…
What are the signs of a brain tumor?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Have you been having headaches that won’t go away, confusion or changes in your senses? You may wonder if these are signs of a brain tumor.…
How wastewater sludge is greening steel production
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By turning wastewater sludge into biocoal and green hydrogen, EU researchers are helping reduce the steel industry’s environmental impact. What comes out of our wastewater treatment…
