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Using Sound To Model The World

This machine-learning system can simulate how a listener would hear a sound from any point in a room.

Study Examines Bacteria Living In and On Mosquitoes

Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea.

Bird Diversity Increased in Severely Burned Forests of Southern Appalachian Mountains

A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by wildfire in 2016, reinforcing that while wildfire can pose risks to safety and property, it can be beneficial to wildlife.

Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine Raises Ethical Challenges

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing in the field of veterinary medicine, but veterinary experts caution that the rush to embrace the technology raises some ethical considerations.

Fossil-Sorting Robots Will Help Researchers Study Oceans, Climate

Researchers have developed and demonstrated a robot capable of sorting, manipulating, and identifying microscopic marine fossils.

Findings for Invasive Insect’s Life Cycle Could Aid Management in Southeast

New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest ravaging native ash trees in North America.

Studies ID Ways to Help Young Adults Avoid Health Impacts of Stress

It’s well established that experiencing stress can hurt our physical health.

Why Tinkering is Important for Kids

A new study finds that tinkering with “everyday” science-related objects at home could be an important way to build science interests and skills in kids, but children may not always know if they have access to these items.

Equilibrium/Sustainability — Feeding The Future On Silkworms And Crickets

Future food shortages could be alleviated by encouraging the culinary use of edible insects, researchers argue in a new paper.

Managers Must Learn Why Workers Deserve A Fair Share Of The Spoils

Business school classes lack the diversity that encourages empathy and, ultimately, could cure the ill of wage stagnation

The Reproducibility Issues That Haunt Health-Care AI

Health-care systems are rolling out artificial-intelligence tools for diagnosis and monitoring. But how reliable are the models?

Mystery Of Why Roman Buildings Have Survived So Long Has Been Unraveled, Scientists Say

The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete.

‘Self-Healing’ Roman Concrete Could Aid Modern Construction, Study Suggests

They have stood through the fall of an empire, the carnage of great wars and the foundation of a new country.

Equilibrium — Using Ancient Methods To Develop Cleaner Concrete

Future concrete buildings could be made more durable — and environmentally friendly — using the long-lost building techniques of ancient Rome, a new study has found.

MIT’s New Ultra-Thin Solar Cells Can Turn Almost Any Surface Into A Solar Panel

MIT’s new solar cells are lighter and thinner and can be laminated onto almost any surface.

Doctors & Their Families Less Likely to Follow Medical Guidelines Than Others

TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors are notorious for criticizing patients who don't take medications as prescribed.

Tufts researchers propose new paradigm for cellular pathways

With broad implications for drug development and the treatment of disease, a team of researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts is developing a new paradigm for understanding biochemical and bioelectrical action at the sub-cellular level.

Scientists Discover What Was on the Menu of the First Dinosaurs

The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of University of Bristol palaeobiologists.

Services Must Adopt Anti-Racist and Holistic Models of Care to Reduce Ethnic Inequalities in Mental Healthcare

The experiences of people from ethnic minority groups with NHS mental healthcare are being seriously undermined by failures to consider the everyday realities of people's lives in services in the UK, reports a new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Keele University. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded study is published in PLOS Medicine today [13 December].

Studies Find Omicron Related Hospitalisations Lower in Severity Than Delta and Pfizer-Biontech Covid Vaccine Remains Effective in Preventing Hospitalisations

Adult hospitalisations from Omicron-related SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) were less severe than Delta and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (also known as Comirnaty and BNT162b2*) remains effective in preventing not only hospitalisation, but severe patient outcomes associated with COVID-19, two new research studies have found.