Recycled concrete could be a sustainable way to keep rubble out of landfill
Recycled concrete could be a sustainable way to keep rubble out of landfill
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Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete. Researchers conducted side-by-side comparisons of recycled and conventional concrete within two common applicati
Esports: Fit gamers challenge ‘fat’ stereotype
Esports: Fit gamers challenge ‘fat’ stereotype
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A new survey of 1400 participants from 65 countries has found esports players are up to 21 per cent healthier weight than the general population, hardly smoke and also drink less.
Report assesses promises and pitfalls of private investment in conservation
Report assesses promises and pitfalls of private investment in conservation
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Scientists, lawyers, investors and economists explore how privately financed conservation projects can generate both financial returns and positive conservation outcomes.
The wily octopus: King of flexibility
The wily octopus: King of flexibility
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Octopuses have the most flexible appendages known in nature, according to a new study. In addition to being soft and strong, each of the animal's eight arms can bend, twist, elongate and shorten in many combinations to produce diverse movements. Researchers f
Plastic contaminants harm sea urchins
Plastic contaminants harm sea urchins
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Plastics in the ocean can release chemicals that cause deformities in sea urchin larvae, new research shows.
Separating gases using flexible molecular sieves
Separating gases using flexible molecular sieves
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Researchers have made reported some exciting findings relating to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of porous materials, which could benefit a wide range of important gas separation processes.
Future Brahmaputra River flooding as climate changes may be underestimated, study says
Future Brahmaputra River flooding as climate changes may be underestimated, study says
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A new study looking at seven centuries of water flow in south Asia's mighty Brahmaputra River suggests that scientists are underestimating the river's potential for catastrophic flooding as climate warms.
Experiments unravelling the mystery of Mars' moon Phobos
Experiments unravelling the mystery of Mars' moon Phobos
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There is no weather in space - but there is weathering: Celestial bodies are bombarded by high energy particles. On the Mars moon Phobos, the situation is complicated: It is hit by particles from the sun, but it is partly shielded by Mars. New experiments exp
Wuhan mass screening identifies hundreds of asymptomatic cases
Wuhan mass screening identifies hundreds of asymptomatic cases
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A mass screening program of 10 million Wuhan residents identified 300 asymptomatic cases in May, but none were infectious, according to a new study. Researchers found no 'viable' virus in the asymptomatic cases and the close contacts of these positive asympto
How SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
How SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
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Researchers have studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the brains of patients with COVID-19. The results show that SARS-CoV-2 enters the brain via nerve cells in the olfactory mucosa.
How 'smell training' could help overcome post-viral smell distortions
How 'smell training' could help overcome post-viral smell distortions
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Smell loss is a prominent symptom of Covid-19 and the pandemic is leaving many people with long-term smell loss or smell distortions such as parosmia. Parosmia happens when people experience strange and often unpleasant smell distortions. Instead of smelling
Caribbean coral reefs under siege from aggressive algae
Caribbean coral reefs under siege from aggressive algae
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Human activity endangers coral health around the world. A new algal threat is taking advantage of coral's already precarious situation in the Caribbean and making it even harder for reef ecosystems to grow. Just-published research details how an aggressive, g
Discoveries highlight new possibilities for magnesium batteries
Discoveries highlight new possibilities for magnesium batteries
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Researchers have reported a breakthrough in the development of magnesium batteries, allowing them to operate at room temperature and deliver a power density comparable to that of lithium-ion batteries.
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial 'symptoms' up to six years before diagnosis
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial 'symptoms' up to six years before diagnosis
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A new study found that Medicare beneficiaries who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to miss payments on bills as early as six years before a clinical diagnosis.
Seismic guidelines underestimate impact of 'The Big One' on metro Vancouver buildings
Seismic guidelines underestimate impact of 'The Big One' on metro Vancouver buildings
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Scientists examining the effects of a megathrust earthquake in the Pacific Northwest say tall buildings across Metro Vancouver will experience greater shaking than currently accounted for by Canada's national seismic hazard model.
Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme, study finds
Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme, study finds
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Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study by plant biologists.
Connection between gut bacteria and vitamin D levels
Connection between gut bacteria and vitamin D levels
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Researchers discovered that the makeup of a person's gut microbiome is linked to their levels of active vitamin D, and revealed a new understanding of vitamin D and how it's typically measured.
Area burned by severe fire increased 8-fold in western US over past four decades
Area burned by severe fire increased 8-fold in western US over past four decades
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The number of wildfires and the amount of land they consume in the western US has substantially increased since the 1980s, a trend often attributed to ongoing climate change. Now, new research finds fires are not only becoming more common in the western US bu
HIV-like virus edited out of primate genome
HIV-like virus edited out of primate genome
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Taking a major step forward in HIV research, scientists have successfully edited SIV - a virus closely related to HIV, the cause of AIDS - from the genomes of non-human primates.
Emissions growth slower than worst-case projections
Emissions growth slower than worst-case projections
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New research reveals that emissions are not growing as fast as the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's assessments have indicated -- and that the IPCC is not using the most up-to-date climate scenarios in its planning and policy recommendations.
Computer-aided creativity in robot design
Computer-aided creativity in robot design
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RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could spawn more inventive robot forms with enhanced functionality.
Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct
Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct
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Via circuit tracing and behavioral manipulation using optogenetics, a new study shows that a region of the prefrontal cortex connects to the superior colliculus to override the SC's reflexive action when executive control is necessary.
Why spending a long time on your phone isn't bad for mental health
Why spending a long time on your phone isn't bad for mental health
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General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. Researchers measured the time spent on smartphones by 199 iPhone users and 46 Android users for one week. Surpr
Raman holography
Raman holography
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Scientists report on a novel Raman holographic technique capable of tracking individual particles in 3D volumes from one single image.
Holographic fluorescence imaging
Holographic fluorescence imaging
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A new study reports on a novel fluorescence holographic technique for the fast tracking of the 3D motion in cells.
How lockdown may lead to 'avoidable harm' for the health of under 16s
How lockdown may lead to 'avoidable harm' for the health of under 16s
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Decreases in hospital attendances and admissions amid fears of COVID-19 may result in avoidable harm for under 16s, say researchers. Following lockdown, they found 'a striking decrease' in the number of children and young people attending the Paediatric Emerg
Researchers develop new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster
Researchers develop new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster
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Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster by enhancing adults' stem cell regenerative ability.
It's not too late to save 102 species at risk of extinction
It's not too late to save 102 species at risk of extinction
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The Fraser River estuary in British Columbia is home to 102 species at risk of extinction. A new study says it's not too late to save these species if action is taken now.
Insulators in Alberta at higher risk of chest infections, COPD
Insulators in Alberta at higher risk of chest infections, COPD
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Construction workers in Alberta, Canada who work with hazardous insulation materials are much more likely to be affected by repeated chest infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research.
Rapid-forming giants could disrupt spiral protoplanetary discs
Rapid-forming giants could disrupt spiral protoplanetary discs
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Giant planets that developed early in a star system's life could solve a mystery of why spiral structures are not observed in young protoplanetary discs, according to a new study.
Killer electrons in strumming northern and southern lights
Killer electrons in strumming northern and southern lights
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Wisps of pulsating aurora lights are a rare, yet magical sight. Now, scientists suggest they could be associated with destruction of part of the ozone.
Earth faster, closer to black hole, in new map of galaxy
Earth faster, closer to black hole, in new map of galaxy
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Earth 'just got' 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. But don't worry, this doesn't mean that our planet is critical. Instead the changes are results of a better model of the Mil
Jaguars robust to climate extremes but lack of food threatens species
Jaguars robust to climate extremes but lack of food threatens species
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Researchers lead a world-first investigation into the chances of wild jaguars surviving climate extremes with six scenarios modelling the behavior, mating, births of cubs, competition, illegal hunting, death from starvation and availability of prey.
Simulations open a new way to reverse cell aging
Simulations open a new way to reverse cell aging
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Research findings provide insight into the complex mechanism of cellular senescence and present a potential therapeutic strategy for reducing age-related diseases associated with the accumulation of senescent cells.
Small molecules control bacterial resistance to antibiotics
Small molecules control bacterial resistance to antibiotics
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Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine by providing effective treatments for infectious diseases such as cholera. But the pathogens that cause disease are increasingly developing resistance to the antibiotics that are most commonly used. Scientists have dis
Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanosensors
Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanosensors
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Researchers have developed a new method for detecting bacteria and infections. They use fluorescent nanosensors to track down pathogens faster and more easily than with established methods.
Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star caused by icy comet vaporization
Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star caused by icy comet vaporization
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A unique stage of planetary system evolution has been imaged by astronomers, showing fast-moving carbon monoxide gas flowing away from a star system over 400 light years away, a discovery that provides an opportunity to study how our own solar system develope
Astronomical instrument hunts for ancient metal
Astronomical instrument hunts for ancient metal
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Researchers created a new astronomical instrument that has successfully aided in estimating the abundance of metals in the early universe. The WINERED instrument allows for better observations of astronomical bodies like quasars in the early universe, billion
Scientists reveal regions of the brain where serotonin promotes patience
Scientists reveal regions of the brain where serotonin promotes patience
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In a study on mice scientists pinpoint specific areas of the brain that individually promote patience through the action of serotonin.
Scientists develop new gene therapy for eye disease
Scientists develop new gene therapy for eye disease
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Scientists have developed a new gene therapy approach that offers promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and affects thousands of people across the globe. The study also has implications for a much wider suite o
