In collaboration with a nature reserve in Namibia, researchers funded by the SNSF are developing a new approach to counting animals: combining drone flights and automated image analysis.
Drones Survey African Wildlife
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Hurricane Chris’s Eye Stares at NASA’s Aqua Satellite
When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the U.S. Eastern seaboard, it captured an infrared image of Hurricane Chris that showed an eye staring back at the satellite. Chris is expected to continue generating heavy ocean swells along the U.S. East Coast and bring heavy rainfall to Newfoundland, Canada.
June 2018 ranks third warmest on record for U.S.
Hot temperatures continued to bake the U.S. last month, making it the third warmest June on record.
Researchers Discover Llama-Derived Nanobody Can Be Used as Potential Therapy
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies for a number of neurological diseases and cancer.
Fishy Chemicals in Farmed Salmon
Persistent organic pollutants—or POPs—skulk around the environment threatening human health through direct contact, inhalation, and most commonly, eating contaminated food. As people are becoming more aware of their food’s origin, new research at the University of Pittsburgh suggests it might be just as important to pay attention to the origin of your food’s food.
Researchers Find Plant Hormones in Mammals
Researchers at Trent University recently discovered that mammals produce several types of hormones that are usually found in plants, and will now go on to study these Cytokinins (CKs) as potential treatments for viral infections, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
