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Future Mars Housing May Be Built With Astronaut Blood and Urine

The process might additionally "solve a serious emergency comparable to the Apollo 13 calamity." A brand-new type of inexpensive real estate has been suggested for future Mars colonists. All the astronauts are required to do is pay in blood. Scientists from the College of Manchester proposed-- we guarantee this is not the story of a 90s...

The Warming Climate is Triggering Animals to ‘Shapeshift’

Climate change is not only a human concern; animals have to adjust to it too. Some "warm-blooded" animals are shapeshifting and getting bigger beaks, legs, and ears to manage their body temperatures better as the planet's temperature increases. Bird scientist Sara Ryding of Deakin University in Australia explains these modifications in a review released...

Brain’s Structural and Functional Alignment Can Differ with Sex, Age and Is Possibly Genetic, Research Suggests

The level to which the brain's wiring aligns with its activity patterns can differ with sex and age and could be hereditary, proposes research published by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study finds that this alignment might additionally have ramifications on cognition. The results released July 12 in Nature Communications assist shed light on one...

Tiger Coastline Study Discloses Tiger Sharks Have Social Preferences for One Another

Researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel College of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) and the Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society London (ZSL) discovered that tiger sharks, often regarded as lone nomadic species, are social animals, having preferences for each other. A first of its kind, the study additionally evaluated if exposure of...

Scientists Create a QIBA Profile for Cartilage Compositional Imaging

Brand-new recommendations will assist offer more reliable, reproducible results for MRI-based measurements of cartilage material degeneration in the knee, helping to reduce disease and stop progression to permanent osteoarthritis, according to a special report released in the journal Radiology. Osteoarthritis is the most known type of arthritis, with a prevalence greater than 33% in humans...

World’s Very First Robot Squash Coach

Credit: Heriot-Watt University A social robot from the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University, has become the globe's first squash coach to explore if performance enhancements and motivation levels can be raised throughout a gamer's sole practice. The project will include a study on the court in between an actual player exercising a range of shots...

The Pressure to Make Supply Chains More Sustainable Remains to Gain Momentum

A new report on supply chain sustainability includes the results of a survey of some 2,400 supply chain professionals. More than 80 percent of respondents claimed the pandemic had no impact or increased their firms’ commitments to supply chain sustainability. Credit: Andrew Coop/Unsplash Most of the efforts to make businesses sustainable focuses on their supply...

Researchers Identify Intruders in Noise

A group of scientists from MIPT and Kazan National Research Technical University is developing a mathematical apparatus that could improve network security. The results have been released in the journal Mathematics. Complex systems, such as network traffic or living microorganisms, do not have deterministic physical laws to properly define them and predict future habits. In...

Lung Fibrosis Reversed in Mice Using Existing FDA-Approved Drug

Researchers have discovered that an existing drug could help reverse lung fibrosis in mice. Credit: animaxx3d/Depositphotos Lung fibrosis is a lung condition involving too much scarring that affects people's breathing and currently can not be treated. But now, scientists at the College of Alabama have discovered a way to turn around the problem in mice,...

Technique Enhances Use of Hair for Drug Examinations

Hair evaluation is becoming more common in forensic analysis, specifically in situations where investigators want to know if drugs helped a crime, if there was in-utero exposition, or if a person, for example, an athlete or employee, requires to be evaluated for long-term drug use. However, with current tests is difficult to pinpoint actual...