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University of Bristol research into octopus vision has led to a quick and easy test that helps optometrists identify people who are at greater risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of incurable sight loss.The basis for this…

Sea turtle lovers and citizen scientists along the Texas coast have an opportunity to provide scientists at Texas A&M University with critical data to understand the distribution of sea turtles in Texas. The newly created iSeaTurtle…

The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) has a new vehicle in its fleet that will expand the team’s capabilities by allowing it to evacuate animals from areas most heavily impacted by disaster.The 28-foot trailer is a donation…

Caltech invites all active members of the community to complete the Campus Climate Survey. which aims to help the Institute more fully understand the experiences of individuals who work and study on campus. The survey is part of broader…

A recent workshop hosted by the W. M. Keck Institute for Space Sciences (KISS) at Caltech has led to new ideas and recommendations for the detection and tracking of megafires, wildfires that burn upward of 100,000 acres. The two-day…

Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical…

Students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have given their university an excellent report card. For the rankings of the Center for Higher Education (CHE), they evaluated many different aspects of the study experience. TUM was…

They want to transmit knowledge and train new talents for agribusiness. Since 2017, students from the Ribeirão Preto School of Economics, Administration and Accounting (FEA-RP) at USP carry out consultancies with the market, organize…

Covestro's CO2 technology continues to write a success story. The European Patent Office (EPA) has nominated the two German chemists Dr. Christoph Gürtler (Covestro AG) and Professor Walter Leitner (Max Planck Institute for Chemical…

Nationwide network to improve animal welfare and research is launchedAnimal experiments contribute to a better understanding of diseases in medicine and help in the development of many new diagnostic procedures and therapies. Despite the…