When Freshwater Snail Numbers are Low, Schistosome Transmission is at its Peak
Schistosomiasis is a crippling disease caused by a parasitic worm that begins its life in freshwater snails before infecting humans. One way to restrict the…
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HD 108874 – a Yellow Dwarf Star
HD 108874 is a yellow dwarf star (spectral type G5 V) in the Coma Berenices constellation. It has 1.1 times the mass of the Sun…
Wearable Energy-harvesting Device Created from Discarded Trash
Wearable electronics could eventually be entirely comprised of recycled waste materials and driven by human movement, owing to a novel energy-harvesting technology created at the…
Studies Show that Tiny Tire Particles Inhibit the Growth of Organisms in Freshwater and Coastal Estuaries
Small particles from tires reduced the growth of species in freshwater and coastal estuary habitats, according to two new research papers published by Oregon State…
Bacteria Convert Carbon Waste into Useful Compounds
A type of bacteria was developed by researchers to break down carbon dioxide (CO2) and transform it into commonly used, pricey industrial compounds. The carbon-negative…
Carbon Nanotubes may be Able to Help Electronics Withstand the Harsh Conditions of Outer Space
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will send men to Mars, is pushing the boundaries of human exploration. However, spacecrafts are exposed to a constant stream of…
Meta’s Oversight Board Urges Facebook and Instagram to Tighten Doxing Rules
Meta’s external advisory group released new suggestions on Tuesday, encouraging the firm to strengthen its anti-doxing measures. Last year, Facebook sought advice on the policy,…
Join Curve Finance’s Michael Egorov at the DeFi and the Future of Programmable Money Summit
DeFi and the Future of Programmable Money is the place to be on March 30, 2022, whether you’re a conquering whale, going to put your…
Climate Change can be Mitigated by Genetic Engineering
For many years, people have used traditional breeding techniques to alter the genomes of plants and animals. Artificial selection for specific, desirable features has led…
Instagram Rolls out ‘Your Activity’ and ‘Security Checkup’ Features Worldwide
Instagram is creating a “Your activity” feature that will allow users to view and manage their app activity. The feature was first tested late last…
Engineered Bacteria that Can Detect Specific Molecules in the Gut
Scientists have created bacteria that can detect certain substances in the stomach. What’s that nagging feeling in the pit of your stomach? It’s all in…
‘Deepfaking the Mind’ Could Help People With Disabilities with Brain-Computer Interfaces
Generative adversarial networks (GANs) technology, best known for making deepfake movies and photorealistic human faces, is being used by researchers at the USC Viterbi School of…
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