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Shrubs and soils: A hot topic in the cool tundra

Feb 15, 2021

“The results indicate that the dominance of dwarf shrubs decreases soil moisture, soil temperatures and soil organic carbon stocks”, says Julia Kemppinen. Due to climate change, the dominance of dwarf...

First humans in Tasmania must have seen spectacular auroras

Feb 15, 2021

A small sub-alpine lake in western Tasmania has helped establish that 41,000 years ago Australia experienced the Laschamp geomagnetic excursion and that Tasmanian Aboriginals would've seen it. “During the geomagnetic...

New theory behind Chicxulub impactor that killed the dinosaurs

Feb 15, 2021

The Chicxulub impactor, as it’s known, was a plummeting asteroid or comet that left behind a crater off the coast of Mexico that spans 93 miles and goes 12 miles...

Indigenous voices are marginalised in national political communication

Feb 14, 2021

Indigenous voices are marginalised in national political communicationSami people in the Nordic countries do not enjoy the same opportunities to influence the political agenda as the majority population. Marginalised in...

Astronomers identify new method of planet formation

Feb 14, 2021

The computer models which scientists use to study the formation of planets predict this variety as well. These magnetic fields stir up the gas and dust of the disk and...

Tree resin could cure infections caused by MRSA bacteria

Feb 14, 2021

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is any strain of S. aureus that has developed resistance towards the broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotics such as cloxacillin, methicillin and flucloxacillin. In her doctoral thesis, Ghada...

Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19

Feb 12, 2021

The study also showed that tocilizumab shortens the time until patients are successfully discharged from hospital and reduces the need for a mechanical ventilator. The RECOVERY trial has been testing...

Women with straight As in high school have same leadership prospects as men with failing grades

Feb 12, 2021

Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Women with straight As in high school have same leadership prospects as men with failing grades Arts & HumanitiesThe relationship...

RAND study finds significant social and economic impacts by Lemelson-MIT Prize-winning inventors

Feb 12, 2021

Invention begets invention: Prize winners have been awarded a total of 3,871 patents, which have been cited in an additional 40,000-plus subsequent patents. Advancing scientific discovery: As of March 2020,...

New method for computational analysis of sound chosen as JASA highlight

Feb 12, 2021

New method for computational analysis of sound chosen as JASA highlightA recently published article by RITMO researchers has been chosen as a highlight by The Journal of the Acoustical Society...