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'Leaky vaccines' play important part in farm chicken disease management
Vaccines that do not prevent onward transmission or infection are more effective than previously thought in…
Arctic scientists on a 24-hour 'night shift' to measure effects of light pollution
Marine scientists have used the cover of darkness to expose how ‘light pollution’ is affecting creatures…
Fermentable sugars offer a sustainable alternative to nonrenewable resources
Fuel, animal feed, other major carbon-rich products could have a sustainable replacement with the help of…
Bilayer graphene double quantum dots tune in for single-electron control
The first demonstration of graphene double quantum dots in which it is possible to control the…
MEMS technology for fabricating plasmonic near-infrared spectrometers
Near-infrared spectroscopy provides absorption spectrum unique to substances so that discrimination of gas species becomes possible.…
Submersible sensors rapidly detect bacterial pollution in water
When it rains in San Diego, waterways such as the San Diego River and its Alvarado…
How dangerous news spreads: What makes Twitter users retweet risk-related information
In an Internet-driven world, social media has become the go-to source of all kinds of information.…
Major Greenland glacier collapse 90 years ago linked to climate change
Ninety years ago there were no satellites to detect changes in Greenland’s coastal glaciers, but a…
How the Bungle Bungles got their stripes
Their distinctive stripes made Purnululu world famous and have helped the striking sandstone formations survive for…