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Dow jumps 300 points to hit another record close ahead of key April jobs report

May 7, 2021

U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as investors awaited Friday's highly anticipated jobs report to gauge the pace of the labor-market recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 318.19 points, or...

PCB contamination in Icelandic orcas: a matter of diet

May 7, 2021

Image caption: These killer whales may appear healthy, but a new study has found extremely high levels of PCB contamination in some of the whales. There was a 300-fold difference...

New models reveal Saturn's hidden regions

May 6, 2021

Media Inquiries Name Kait Howard Email [email protected] Cell phone 443-301-7993New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences...

Timely recognition of research on international refugee law

May 6, 2021

Timely recognition of research on international refugee lawMaja Janmyr receives UiO Award for Young Researchers. Professor Maja Janmyr studies international refugee law. Janmyr’s current research focuses on international refugee law...

Archaeologists have discovered the earliest anthropogenic landscape on Earth

May 6, 2021

Archaeologists have discovered the earliest anthropogenic landscape on Earth92 000 years ago, humans significantly altered ecology and landscapes using fire. “This is essentially what we call the earliest anthropogenic landscape...

Inga Berre is ERC recipient number 10,000

May 6, 2021

Out of 10,000 ERC grants, 140 have been awarded to researchers at Norwegian institutions. 10,000 ERC granteesOn 6 May the European Research Council (ERC) celebrated reaching a major milestone; 10,000...

SapienCE-researchers identify the earliest human burial in Africa

May 6, 2021

Earliest African burial siteThe astonishing discovery has just been published in the journal Nature. Simon Armitage says that the importance of this research is that it provides us with new...

A simple exterior – but complex interior

May 6, 2021

She was just as excited back in the laboratory when analysing the nutrients present in the samples she had taken. These microorganisms do not grow in the laboratory and thus...

How accurate were early expert predictions on COVID-19, and how did they compare to the public?

May 6, 2021

While only 44% of predictions from the expert group fell within their own 75% confidence ranges, the non-expert group fared far worse, with only 12% of predictions falling within their...

UBC researchers unveil first molecular images of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 mutation

May 6, 2021

UBC researchers unveil first molecular images of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 mutation Q&AsUBC researchers are the first in the world to publish structural images of the N501Y mutation on the SARS-CoV-2 spike...