International scientific publications by Kazakhstani scientists on the rise

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – There has been increase in the number of international scientific publications by Kazakhstani scientists, Kazinform has learnt from the Science Committee of the Education and Science Ministry of Kazakhstan. According to the Science …

Marine biologists question gaps between science, research and action

Accessing and reading scientific articles is no easy task. A lot of us are even more acutely aware of the fact now that  many of us are reading scientific papers for the first time in an attempt to make sense of the coronavirus pandemic. An article on The …

Ocean’s hidden heat measured with earthquake sounds – Science Magazine

By Paul VoosenSep. 17, 2020 , 2:00 PM In 1991, scientists lowered large subwoofers into the water at Heard Island, a snowcapped volcanic island in the Indian Ocean. The speakers emitted low-frequency sounds that, like whale song, rumbled across entire …

Scientists confirm what we already know: Lack of sleep makes following day seem more stressful

Lack of sleep makes following day more stressful, scientists confirm. Lack of sleep makes following day more stressful, scientists confirm. Photo: Boy_Anupong/Getty Images Photo: Boy_Anupong/Getty Images Lack of sleep makes following day more …

Scientist’s return to fatal crash site is emotional, healing

Ben Jones recently returned to the tundra site of a plane crash that in May took the life of the pilot and left Jones bloodied and broken. Jones is a do-it-all scientist with the Institute of Northern Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He …

Zephyr lands eight-book series on extinction from scientist Ben Garrod

Published September 18, 2020 by Tamsin Hackett Head of Zeus children’s imprint Zephyr will publish Extinct, a new eight-book series from TV scientist and author Professor Ben Garrod.  Head of Zeus children’s imprint Zephyr will publish Extinct, a …

Q&A-What is the science behind the moo-ve from cattle methane emissions?

Sept 18 (Reuters) – Scientists have worked for years to reduce methane emissions from cattle burps by changing what cattle eat, or through research on vaccines, genetic modification of cattle and even forehead-mounted masks and backpacks to trap vapors. …

US CDC testing guidance published against scientists’ objections – NYT

  Guidance about novel coronavirus testing posted last month on the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not written by the agency’s scientists and was posted over their objections, the New York Times reported citing …

UK coronavirus LIVE: Two-week lockdown ‘proposed by top scientists’ as Lancashire ‘set to be next area’ put under local …

NHS Test and Trace chief ‘very confident’ the Government will hit testing target      Baroness Harding earlier told MPs that she was “very confident” the Government would reach its target of carrying out 500,000 tests a day.       Appearing before …

CDC testing guidance was published against scientists’ objections

The guidance said it was not necessary to test people without symptoms of COVID-19 even if they had been exposed to the virus. It came at a time when public health experts were pushing for more testing rather than less, and administration officials told …

US CDC testing guidance was published against scientists’ objections: Report

NEW YORK: Guidance about novel coronavirus testing posted last month on the website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not written by the agency’s scientists and was posted over their objections, the New York Times reported …

Two-week national lockdown recommended by UK government scientists

The UK Government’s core scientific advisory body is recommending a two-week national lockdown in October to slow the spread of coronavirus. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) and the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling ( …

Scientists Find First-Ever Planet Orbiting Dead Star

Humanity has identified thousands of exoplanets, so you’d think we’ve got a pretty good handle on where to look for them. And yet, the universe keeps surprising us. A new study led by Andrew Vanderburg of the University of Wisconsin-Madison reveals a …

Sage scientists ‘call for new national lockdown’ to stop spread of coronavirus

The Government’s scientific advisers want a two-week national lockdown in England in October in a desperate bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, it is reported. There are reports a short period of national rules – described as a “circuit break…

Pound swings amid second UK lockdown scientist recommendation

The pound reached a six-month high against the dollar. Photo: GettyMore The pound (GBPUSD=X) had a turbulent start on Friday morning after leading scientists from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and the Scientific Pandemic Influenza …

Swedish scientists are working on a radical Covid-19 blocker involving alpacas

Issued on: 18/09/2020 – 10:14Modified: 18/09/2020 – 10:16 Tyson the alpaca could hold the key to developing a process to block the coronavirus. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent and James André report from the prestigious Karolinska …

Beaming lights into the brain can recreate the feeling of ketamine, and scientists have already done it

Researchers from Stanford University were able to induce a state similar to ketamine by making certain brain cells activate in a particular rhythm. They managed to achieve the state in mice, and one human being. “There was a rhythm that appeared, and …

Chaos in Britain’s Covid labs: Scientist lifts lid on government facilities

A leading scientist has today warned that Covid testing ‘is dying on its a**e’, as he said he was ‘appalled by what I saw’ at the Government’s testing labs.  Concerns have been raised about the Government’s seven ‘Lighthouse …

Life Science Software Market | Insights on the Crisis and the Roadmap to Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic | Technavio

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 18, 2020– The global life science software market is expected to register an incremental growth of USD 2.55 billion, witnessing a CAGR of over 7% during 2020-2024, according to the latest market research analysis by Technavio. …

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