Can drumming reconnect you to your colleagues?
Companies are having to work extra hard to make their staff feel connected to their organisation......»»
Genetic legacy of last glaciation influences reindeer"s seasonal migrations
Caribou (known as reindeer in Europe) make one of the longest seasonal migrations of land animals, but an individual's propensity to migrate depends on its genetic ancestry, Maria Cavedon at the University of Calgary in Canada and colleagues report i.....»»
New research offers insight into emerging tomato virus – and advice about a popular resistance
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging virus that is damaging to tomatoes as well as other crops, including peppers. In a recent study, Dr. Ling and colleagues at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory in C.....»»
COVID Vaccines Can Be Safe for People with Prior Allergic Reactions
My colleagues and I use a protocol to inoculate safely, and the CDC needs to revise its recommendations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
A review of research looking into the impact of PFAS-containing products on the environment
A team of researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), working with colleagues from the Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH and North Carolina State University has conducted a review of the research done on per- and polyfluo.....»»
Asian scientists are underrepresented in top biomedical research prizes, analysis finds
In the United States, Asian researchers are awarded top research prizes far less frequently than their white colleagues, finds a commentary publishing in the journal Cell on February 3. The field of biomedical research in the U.S. is made up of 20% A.....»»
The FCC wants to protect consumers against ringless voicemail
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has shared an action with colleagues that, if adopted, would require callers to obtain consumers’ consent before delivering a ringless voicemail......»»
Physicists manipulate magnetism with light
With the help of a "playground" they created for observing exotic physics, MIT scientists and colleagues have not only found a new way to manipulate magnetism in a material with light but have also realized a rare form of matter. The former could lea.....»»
Plastic snowfall in the Alps
In a new study, Empa researcher Dominik Brunner, together with colleagues from Utrecht University and the Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, is investigating how much plastic is trickling down on us from the atmosphere. Accord.....»»
More women in a STEM field leads people to label it as a "soft science," according to new research
One factor that influences the use of the labels "soft science" or "hard science" is gender bias, according to recent research my colleagues and I conducted......»»
The Gulf Stream has increased steadily over the last century
Together with colleagues, Lars H. Smedsrud, professor at UiB and researcher at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, have examined 100 years of research results to see how the ocean transport has evolved......»»
Automatic Blood Smear Preparation for Reliable Malaria Diagnosis
Researchers at Cambridge and Bath universities in the UK, along with colleagues at the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania, have created two devices, called autohaem, that assist in creating blood smears, a common technique for diagnosing malaria. A.....»»
Elon Musk’s help requested to reconnect Tonga to the internet
A New Zealand lawmaker has asked SpaceX chief Elon Musk to help reconnect Tonga to the internet after Saturday's volcanic eruption knocked it offline......»»
Elon Musk asked to help Tonga reconnect to the internet
A New Zealand lawmaker has asked SpaceX chief Elon Musk to help reconnect Tonga to the internet after Saturday's volcanic eruption knocked it offline......»»
Physicists discover "secret sauce" behind exotic properties of new quantum material
MIT physicists and colleagues have discovered the "secret sauce" behind some of the exotic properties of a new quantum material that has transfixed physicists due to those properties, which include superconductivity. Although theorists had predicted.....»»
Breakthrough metals research has implications for the metal casting industry
Florida Tech professor emeritus Martin Glicksman's latest metals/materials science research has implications for the metal casting industry, but it also has a profound personal connection inspired by two late colleagues......»»
Gene discovered crucial to making crop plants produce clonal seeds
Researchers from KeyGene and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), in collaboration with colleagues from Japan and New Zealand, have discovered a gene that will make it possible to produce seeds from crops that are genetically identical to the moth.....»»
New data-decoding approach could lead to faster, smaller digital tech
Most scientists would blanch at being labeled a spin doctor. But when it comes to Evgeny Tsymbal, Ding-Fu Shao and their colleagues, the lab coat fits......»»
Inside Ubisoft"s Unprecedented "Exodus" of Developers
Colleagues across Ubisoft have names for the procession of developers who have departed over the past 18 months: "the great exodus" and "the cut artery." Across the company's global network of studios, which at 20,000-plus employees is one of gaming'.....»»
Forget Dogs: These Rats Could Be the Future of Search and Rescue
Slashdot reader sciencehabit writes: Think search and rescue animal, and you're likely to picture a dog in an orange vest. But a Tanzanian nonprofit wants you to imagine something else: the African giant pouched rat. Donna Kean and her colleagues at.....»»
Lost touch with friends during lockdown? How to reconnect (and let go of "toxic" ones)
As we resume our social lives after strict COVID restrictions have lifted, many of us are finding it's time to take stock of our friendships......»»