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Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa are consistently falling short of their promises
Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa don’t measure up to their plans according to new research into…
Smart imaging system captures individual fly life-cycle transitions
A powerful imaging tool that automatically pinpoints life-cycle transitions in fruit flies has been developed by…
As more bacteria grow resistant to antibiotics, scientists are fighting back
Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, the world’s first antibiotic, saved countless lives. But even…
Making masks smarter and safer against COVID-19
A new tool for monitoring COVID-19 may one day be right under your nose. Researchers at…
The largest-ever catalog of gravitational waves released
One of humankind’s greatest achievements was made on 14th Sept 2015 when the first direct detection…
SARS-CoV-2 needs cholesterol to invade cells and form mega cells
People taking cholesterol-lowering drugs may fare better than others if they catch the novel coronavirus. A…
Specially oriented twisted bilayer graphene hosts topological electronic states
A sheet of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene can host novel topological phases of matter, a study…
The mystery of pointy oil droplets
A certain type of oil droplets changes shape when cooled and shrunk: from spherical through icosahedral…
Record-breaking laser link could provide test of Einstein's theory
Scientists from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and the University of Western Australia…