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Big-data analyses of animal movements can help environment - Israeli-led study

A review by an Israeli scientist of eight technologies used to track animals in the wild found that their combination can create big datasets which can then be used for the good of the environment.

How the immune system sets priorities - study

When a person contracts one pathogen shortly after contracting another, innate and adaptive immunity must both go to work simultaneously.

Dog therapy may improve social skills in children on the autism spectrum

For four months, the children engaged in twice-weekly sessions where they learned how to approach and give instructions to the dogs using physical gestures.

Supermassive black hole found hidden in dust cloud

Black holes can be hidden by energy sources called active galactic nuclei.

Space travel rewires your brain due to low gravity - study

The study highlights a need to find a countermeasure, such as artificial gravity, to help humanity spread to the universe around us.

18/02/2022

How much water did Earth have at its formation? A new study has the answer

By analyzing the chemical components of rocks from the moon, a team of scientists proposed an answer to the long-standing question.

Microplastics make organic pollutants ten times more toxic - TAU study

The research found that adsorption of organic pollutants to the microplastics increases toxicity by a factor of 10 and may also cause severe impact on humans who are exposed to contaminated food.

Empire State Building-sized asteroid heads towards Earth this Friday

Designated 2022 BH7, the asteroid has an estimated width of 170 to 380 meters, large enough to cause a major continent-wide disaster. But thankfully, it won't hit us.

15/02/2022

You make me so hot: Attractiveness rises in worms exposed to higher temps - study

The study shows that environmental stressors can indirectly cause genetic changes through epigenetic inheritance.

15/02/2022

New evidence shows history of human species more complex than thought

The most ancient human species includes fossils that date to the time at which our lineage separated from the lineages leading to chimpanzees and bonobos.

By Dr. Yonat Eshchar/Davidson Institute of Science Education
14/02/2022
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