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Scientists of the Ural Federal University together with the staff of the Institute of Materials of the University of Aveiro (Portugal) measured the conductivity of individual particles of the lithium battery cathode from Robert Bosch,…

Researchers identified at least 1.2 million instream barriers, including thousands of large dams but also a myriad of smaller structures such as weirs, culverts, fords, sluices and ramps, many of which may no longer be needed and could be…

Around one million people in the UK have heart failure. Having the condition means that the heart is unable to function efficiently, causing debilitating symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and a dangerous accumulation of…

More than half of the matter in our Universe has so far eluded our view. Astrophysicists have predicted however where it might be: in so-called filaments, unimaginably long structures made of hot gas that surround and connect galaxies and…

We don’t realize it, but loose strands of DNA end up in nature via our wastewater. As of yet, it is unclear how this 'free-floating DNA' impacts environmental and public health. Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)…

Oil and gas production from reservoir rock strata in the deep subsurface causes vertical compaction of the reservoir, which at the surface is expressed as land subsidence. Compaction can also lead to earthquakes by causing small movements…

Climate change, a sustainable food supply chain, and the development of vaccines combatting infectious diseases are some of the major challenges our society faces. What steps does science need to take in order to address these challenges?…

The Malaysia launch of the Lancet Countdown highlighted climate risks to the regionAlmost a third of people in South-East Asia are now vulnerable to extreme heat, experts have warned at the Malaysia launch of the latest world-leading…

Edinburgh scientists are set to be the first to sequence the plant’s genome – the sum total of its entire DNA – which is more than forty times the size of the human genome.The mistletoe genome will contribute to the Darwin Tree of Life…