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Phys.org / More than 5,000 little penguins will be vaxxed against bird flu. How will this protect them?
A major push is underway to catch and vaccinate more than 5,000 little penguins in Victoria to protect them against the virulent H5N1 bird flu.
Phys.org / Nuking an asteroid on short notice could save us
Readers of a certain age will remember a golden era of asteroid films, capped by two with very different endings. "Deep Impact" drove home the devastating consequences of letting a large piece of rock hit our planet, whereas ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood epilepsy linked to significantly lower long-term educational attainment
Childhood epilepsy is linked to significantly poorer exam grades and long-term educational attainment, with the lowest levels of academic achievement among those whose neurological disorder started when they were very young, ...
Medical Xpress / NHS 10-year health plan 'risks propagating patient harm at an unprecedented scale'
The NHS 10-Year Health Plan "risks propagating patient harm at an unprecedented scale" because of the lack of appropriate safety architecture to support the envisioned digital transformation, experts warn in an analysis published ...
Phys.org / Grasshopper-inspired AI boosts emergency resource prediction
A hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) system modeled on grasshopper behavior could help allocate medical resources, transport and power during an urban emergency, according to research in the International Journal of Environmental ...
Phys.org / TESS discovers a rare brown dwarf orbiting a massive, aging star
For decades, astronomers lumped brown dwarfs into a single category defined by mass alone—too big to be classified as planets but too small to become stars. However, this definition ignores the two very different mechanisms ...
Phys.org / Right-leaning Canadians are losing trust in Canada's electoral process, study finds
Right-leaning Canadians' trust in the bodies that manage Canadian elections has declined significantly since 2019, a McGill-led research team has found.
Medical Xpress / What happens to strength, balance, stamina and reflexes as you age, and what you can do about it
Here is a finding that surprises most people, including plenty of regular gym-goers. When researchers tracked nearly 1,900 older adults (aged 70–79) over three years, those who held on to their muscle mass, and even those ...
Medical Xpress / Healthy sleep patterns in midlife linked to longer working life expectancy
Healthy sleep patterns in midlife are linked to longer working life expectancy, findings from a large study of working-age men and women suggest. The study was published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Phys.org / How healthy are our coral reefs? Researchers have built a tool to help find out
Researchers at the University of Sydney have harnessed more than 30 years of data to build a new method to more accurately measure the impact of climate change-induced events on the Great Barrier Reef. The findings are published ...
Medical Xpress / Taking screenshots makes you more likely to forget information
Snapping a photo or taking a screenshot to remember something? According to recent cognitive research from Binghamton University's Psychology Department, the practice may make you more likely to forget.
Phys.org / Moving nitrogen within pyridine opens a new path for molecular editing
A research team has developed a new molecular editing strategy that can directly convert pyridine compounds into their positional isomers. Instead of moving individual substituents around the molecule, the method relocates ...
