A weakness in one common open source software for genomic analysis left DNA-based medical diagnostics vulnerable…
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Long-haul flights and Super Rugby performance: what the science says
Super Rugby is arguably the highest expression of rugby at club level in the world. Its…
Mathematical models can predict animals' risk of extinction
Can we predict the extinction of endangered species? In short: yes—and we can achieve this by…
Sixth right whale death in Canadian waters sets researchers on urgent mission for solutions
There is a growing urgency to identify where endangered North Atlantic right whales are migrating, say…
Earth to Mars in 100 days: The power of nuclear rockets
The solar system is a really big place, and it takes forever to travel from world…
Scientists alarmed by bark beetle boom
Bark beetles are currently responsible for killing an unprecedented number of trees in forests across Europe…
Edible insects could be a key ingredient to avoiding a global food crisis, researchers insist
Edible insects could be a key ingredient to avoiding a global food crisis, according to a…
Embracing bioinformatics in gene banks
The preservation of plant biodiversity is the task of the roughly 1,750 gene banks distributed around…
Nature-based solutions: The missing ingredient in climate adaptation?
The upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit in September 2019 will attempt to bring about transformative…
Research shows governance is key to better resource management strategies
For resource managers charged with maintaining important assets like croplands or fisheries, quantitative modeling is a…