Scientists mine the rich seam of body wearable motion sensors

Body movement can be identified through clothing by passing a low voltage through a seam sewn from conductive yarn. Seam-based fitness trackers hold promise...

New findings to boost barley yields at higher temperatures

Researchers have identified a novel mechanism in barley plants, which could help crop growers achieve high yields as temperatures rise.

Parasites manipulate praying mantis’s polarized-light perception, causing it to jump into water

Researchers have revealed that praying mantis (mantids) infected with parasitic hairworms are attracted to horizontally polarized light that is strongly reflected off the surface...

Microbes feast on crushed rock in subglacial lakes beneath Antarctica

Pioneering research has revealed the erosion of ancient sediments found deep beneath Antarctic ice could be a vital and previously unknown source of nutrients...

Ground breaking invention on battery recycling

Researchers have developed a new method to recycle electric vehicle batteries using a ground-breaking new approach that many will have experienced in the dentist's...

Sustainable mining of raw materials from thermal springs in Chile

Lithium, cesium, or even gold -- in addition to energy geothermal waters can contain mineral treasures. Researchers want to leverage this potential and support...

COVID-19’s socio-economic fallout threatens global coffee industry, study finds

COVID-19's socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis in the coffee industry, according to a new study.

How humans brought change to a tropical paradise

After centuries of human impact on the world's ecosystems, a new study details an example of how a common native bee species has flourished...

Mongoose in the city: How landscape can impact disease transmission in Botswana

Under a concrete drainage culvert at the edge of a town in Botswana, a troop of banded mongoose is getting ready to leave its...

Air pollution from wildfires impacts ability to observe birds

Researchers provide a first look at the probability of observing common birds as air pollution worsens during wildfire seasons. They found that smoke affected...

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