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Using weather radar to track Australia’s migrating birds

University of Queensland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

Journal: Current Biology

Magicians don’t mind sharing the secrets behind tricks – if they are their own

University of Plymouth
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth have led new research which aims to demonstrate some of the complex considerations magicians face, and what they truly think, when it comes to exposing some of the closely-guarded tricks of their trade.

Journal: Journal of Performance Magic

How lithium isotope cycles in Qinghai Lake?

University of Science and Technology of China
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recently, Prof. XIAO Yilin's team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with the Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, University of Pennsylvania and Nanning Normal University, revealed the lithium (Li) cycling process and lithium isotope (δ⁷Li) fractionation mechanism in Qinhai Lake through their analysis of the water and sediments of the lake.

Journal: Applied Geochemistry

Harnessing nature’s code for data storage

Arizona State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Arizona State University and international collaborators have unveiled a method that significantly increases DNA storage capacity and efficiency using "epi-bits," which function like movable type in a printing press and can be arranged on a universal DNA template.

Journal: Nature

Does microbiome contribute to longevity?

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study in the peer-reviewed OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, suggests that compositional and functional differences in the gut microbiota may be associated with mechanisms that contribute to the determination of longevity or aging. Click here to read the article now.

Journal: OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology

The Urban Future Prize Competition awards top prizes to Faura and Helix Earth Technologies and highlights climate adaptation solutions with the inaugural Future Resilience Prize

NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Business Announcement

NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Urban Future Lab named the winners of its 2024 Future Resilience and Future Solutions prizes, at its 8th annual Urban Future Summit on October 24, 2024 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City. Through the generous support of The New York Community Trust, MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), the Urban Future Lab continues to catalyze groundbreaking solutions for the climate crisis and this year, they’ve expanded their focus to include adaptation as a critical piece of the puzzle.

Studying Wikipedia browsing habits to learn how people learn

University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A collaborative team of researchers led by Dale Zhou, who did his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, and Dani Bassett in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science looked at how nearly half a million people around the world use Wikipedia’s knowledge networks. They found stark differences in browsing habits between countries offering insights into cultural differences and potential drivers of curiosity and learning.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: George E. Hewitt Foundation for Medical Research, Center for Curiosity, NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse