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New study shows how Ethiopia has managed to achieve extraordinary progress

Ethiopia is one of the world's least developed states. Yet for the past two decades the country has been making extraordinary progress.

21 Sep 2018

Study findings may advance discussion of how to effectively curb human-wildlife conflict

A new Biotropica study examines mountain gorillas in Rwanda and their foraging for sodium-rich food in both national park areas and lands managed by local communities.

20 Sep 2018

Demographers create detailed color map of population aging in Europe

Demographers from the Higher School of Economics and the University of Southern Denmark have created a detailed color map of population aging in European countries; a collection of demographic stories, it uses color coding to indicate the varying stages of population aging across Europe.

20 Sep 2018

$Interaction of chemical slurry and ancient shale in fracking wastewater causes radioactivity$

Interaction of chemical slurry and ancient shale in fracking wastewater causes radioactivity

Radioactivity in fracking wastewater comes from the interaction between a chemical slurry and ancient shale during the hydraulic fracturing process, according to Dartmouth College research.

19 Sep 2018

Researchers may be overlooking complexities in social relations of primates

Anyone who peruses relationship settings on social media knows that our interactions with other humans can be intricate, but a new study in Nature: Scientific Reports suggests that researchers may be overlooking some of these same complexities in the social relations of our closest primate relatives, such as chimpanzees and macaques.

18 Sep 2018

Study highlights key role of migrating shoals of fish in sustaining deep-ocean microorganisms

The first in-depth analyses of dissolved organic carbon cycling in the Red Sea highlights the important role of migrating shoals of fish in sustaining deep-ocean microorganisms and potentially the global carbon cycle.

18 Sep 2018

Researchers identify issues in methodology used to analyze species abundance and population density

Inspired by the negative results in the recently published largest-scale analysis of the relation between population density and positions in geographic ranges and environmental niches, Drs Jorge Soberon and Andrew Townsend Peterson of the University of Kansas, USA, teamed up with Luis Osorio-Olvera, National University of Mexico, and identified several issues in the methodology used, able to turn the tables in the ongoing debate.

18 Sep 2018

Study reveals impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on oysters

Oysters likely suffered toxic effects from the oil dispersant Corexit® 9500 when it was used to clean up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, said Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Connecticut.

14 Sep 2018

Annual survey highlights poor awareness of sepsis in the US

A new survey has revealed that, although awareness of sepsis is increasing in the US, there are still very few people who are able to recognize the symptoms.

13 Sep 2018

Poorest patients in the UK will die 19 years earlier than the richest

Public Health England (PHE) has released a report on the current and future state of the nation's health in England.

11 Sep 2018

Japan acknowledges death due to radiation exposure at Fukushima nuclear power plant

For the first time, Japan has acknowledged that the death in a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant occurred due to radiation exposure. The power plant was destroyed in a tsunami and an earthquake around seven years back.

6 Sep 2018

Experts launch unique knowledge sharing project to tackle flooding in Peru

Experts from Birmingham City University have launched a unique knowledge sharing project aimed at tackling flooding in one of the world's most flood-prone countries - Peru.

31 Aug 2018

Karolinska Institutet Prize awards professor Lorelei Lingard for research in medical education

Professor Lorelei Lingard is awarded the 2018 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education. Her research has contributed significantly to our understanding of how healthcare professionals interact and communicate with each other, which has led to new clinical practices and increased patient safety.

28 Aug 2018