In a context of overfishing of aquatic resources, marine protected areas (MPAs) are tools for…
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The new face of El Niño
Emerging once every two to seven years in the equatorial Pacific, El Niño causes disorder…
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Mangroves: A filter for heavy metals
A mangrove is a forest consisting of various species of mangrove trees growing with their…
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Marine microorganisms hold the key to life on Earth
Few people realize that all life on earth evolved from microorganisms in the sea. Microorganisms,…
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Using virtual reality an arm up to three or even four times the length of a real arm can be felt as if it was the person’s own arm
It is believed that our bodies are fixed and unchangeable except through the slow process…
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Bats, a reservoir of resurgent viruses
Measles, mumps, pneumonia, influenza and encephalitis in man, Carré’s disease in dogs, Ovine Rinderpest (PPR)……
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Like an orchestra without a conductor: Technology achieves synchronicity by itself
Is it possible to sound all the church bells across the country at precisely the…
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Classifying neural circuit dysfunctions using neuroeconomics
The traditional approach to psychiatric diagnosis is based on grouping patients on the basis of…
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Professor claims that operations management theory is the key to sports success
The victory of Bradley Wiggins and the expertly assembled Sky cycling team in the Tour…
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High dietary antioxidant intake might cut pancreatic cancer risk
Increasing dietary intake of the antioxidant vitamins C, E, and selenium could help cut the…