In their first follow-up to a high-profile 2017 study which showed microbes in Antarctica have a unique ability to essentially live on air, researchers from UNSW Sydney have now discovered this process occurs in soils across the world’s three poles.
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Species Competition and Cooperation Influence Vulnerability to Climate Change
Organisms need to work together to adapt to climate change, especially in the presence of competitors, suggests a new study published today in eLife.
Can a Healthy Diet Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s?
While movement problems are the main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, people with the disease often have non-motor symptoms such as constipation, daytime sleepiness and depression 10 or more years before the movement problems start.
Machine Learning, Meet Human Emotions: How to Help a Computer Monitor Your Mental State
Researchers from Skoltech, INRIA and the RIKEN Advanced Intelligence Project have considered several state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms for the challenging tasks of determining the mental workload and affective states of a human brain.
Invasive Shrubs in Northeast Forests Grow Leaves Earlier and Keep Them Longer
The rapid pace that invasive shrubs infiltrate forests in the northeastern United States makes scientists suspect they have a consistent advantage over native shrubs, and the first region-wide study of leaf timing, conducted by Penn State researchers, supports those suspicions.
UCI Develops Low-Cost, Accurate COVID-19 Antibody Detection Platform
A robust, low-cost imaging platform utilizing lab-on-a-chip technology created by University of California, Irvine scientists may be available for rapid coronavirus diagnostic and antibody testing throughout the nation by the end of the year.




