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Pirate Site Blocking Boosts Legal Consumption, Research Finds

A new study has found that pirate site blocking in Brazil and India boosted legal consumption. The non-peer-reviewed research confirms previously published findings that were limited to the UK. The effects on unblocked pirate sites are mixed, however.....»»

Category: internetSource:  torrentfreakFeb 21st, 2024

Wildlife monitoring technologies used to intimidate and spy on women, study finds

Remotely operated camera traps, sound recorders and drones are increasingly being used in conservation science to monitor wildlife and natural habitats, and to keep watch on protected natural areas. But Cambridge researchers studying a forest in nort.....»»

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Scientists seek miracle pill to stop methane cow burps

A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 24th, 2024

Healthy elbow room: Social distancing in Neolithic mega-settlements

The term "social distancing" spread out across the public vocabulary in recent years as people around the world changed habits to combat the COVID pandemic. New research led by UT Professor Alex Bentley, however, reveals the practice of organized elb.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Opinion: The peer review system no longer works to guarantee academic rigor—a different approach is needed

Peer review is a central feature of academic work. It's the process through which research ends up published in an academic journal: independent experts scrutinize the work of another researcher in order to recommend if it should be accepted by a pub.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Google seems to have called it quits on making its own Android tablets—again

Reports have the Pixel Tablet 2—or maybe 3?—being canceled over sales concerns. Depending on which Android-focused site you believe, either a third Pixel Tablet was apparently.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Researchers develop miRNA-tunable living interface for neurovascular remodeling

A research team led by Dr. Du Xuemin from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reported a living interface with unique functionalities of durable secretion of bioactive exosomes with tunable con.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

The solar fire up close: Newly analyzed data offers first high-resolution view of the entire solar disk

The entire solar disk in unprecedented detail—this is shown by images of the visible surface of the sun, which researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have now created from 25 individual images taken by the ESA space probe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Novel fluorescent materials developed for real-time visualization of multi-component solvents and temperature

Recently, a research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a new donor-acceptor (D-A) type fluorescent dye called AFL. This dye changes its fluorescence col.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Using light to create bioelectronics inside living organisms

Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. However, bioelectronic treatment is not without complications. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tak.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Journals co-publish call to action for collaborative microbiological research to combat climate change

Researchers and 14 scientific journals worldwide are calling on governments and industry to take coordinated action to collaboratively counter climate change by harnessing microbiological research. They propose six areas of action that promise quick.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

More than 40% of coral species face extinction, according to new research

Following a global assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has revealed that 44% of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction. The announcement was made at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Ethical business practice can be the key to success, according to a new report

Companies can thrive without compromising their principles, according to new research by the University of York in collaboration with the Good Business Charter (GBC)......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Quantum-inspired design boosts efficiency of heat-to-electricity conversion

Researchers at Rice University have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Using an unconventional approach inspired by quantum physics, Rice engineer Gururaj Naik.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Hubble finds sizzling details about young star FU Orionis

In 1936, astronomers saw a puzzling event in the constellation Orion: the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) became a hundred times brighter in a matter of months. At its peak, FU Ori was intrinsically 100 times brighter than our sun. Unlike an exploding.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

A technique for estimating the mass of gigantic filaments of dark matter

How do you weigh one of the largest objects in the entire universe? Very carefully, according to new research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Florida panthers deemed unaffected by emerging fatal genetic condition in new research

University of Central Florida researchers have helmed a study that found Florida panthers are not particularly susceptible to a potentially transmissible disease that causes cognitive decline leading to death in their prey. The findings abate concern.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Origin of life research finds RNA can favor both left- and right-handed proteins

The mystery of why life uses molecules with specific orientations has deepened with a discovery that RNA—a key molecule thought to have potentially held the instructions for life before DNA emerged—can favor making the building blocks of proteins.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Gene expression shifts help explain how a shrew changes brain size to match the seasons

New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The study, published online in eLife, reveals how changes in gene expression enable these small mammals to shrink their brain in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Math-selective US universities reduce gender gap in STEM fields, analysis finds

Nationally, men in colleges and universities currently outpace women in earning physics, engineering, and computer science (PECS) degrees by an approximate ratio of 4:1. To better understand the factors driving these gaps, NYU researchers analyzed ba.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024