The image on the left is of the Jezero Crater, on the surface of Mars; the image on the right is the Red Stone Jurassic fossil delta of the Atacama Desert in northwestern Chile, a popular geological analog for Mars. Ythaca NY, Feb 21, 2023.- Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sentContinuar Leyendo
Ithaca, Feb 19, 2023.- An experimental contraceptive drug candidate developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators temporarily stops sperm in their tracks and prevents pregnancies in preclinical models. The study, published in Nature Communications on Feb. 14, demonstrates that an on-demand male contraceptive is possible. The discovery could be a «game-changer»Continuar Leyendo
Study of startups shows that both employees and employers need to be prepared for rapidly evolving expectations. By Geoff McMaster Alberta, Feb 16, 2023.- The posting described your qualifications so well, it might as well have had your name on it. But when you arrive on day one, it feels likeContinuar Leyendo
Nadie vio venir el 15 de febrero de 2013 el meteoro de Cheliábinsk, el asteroide más grande que ha golpeado la Tierra en más de un siglo. Justo después del amanecer de un soleado día de invierno, un asteroide de 20 metros y 13 000 toneladas impactó contra la atmósferaContinuar Leyendo
Ice cores are a unique climate archive. Thanks to a new method developed by researchers at the University of Bern and Empa, greenhouse gas concentrations in 1.5 million year old ice can be measured even more accurately. The EU project “Beyond EPICA” with the participation of the University of BernContinuar Leyendo
U of A expert contests popular claims about a “wood-wide web.” By Bev Betkowski Alberta, February 13, 2023.- The idea that forest trees can “talk” to each other through a connective underground web of delicate fungal filaments tickles the imagination. In fact, the concept is so intriguing, it’s taken root inContinuar Leyendo
Investigación de la Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso busca reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Valparaíso, 13 de Febrero de 2023.- En la búsqueda de estrategias que permitan mitigar y capturar el CO2 para hacer frente al cambio climático, recientemente un grupoContinuar Leyendo
During a break from looking at planets around other stars, ESA’s CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (Cheops) mission has observed a dwarf planet in our own Solar System and made a decisive contribution to the discovery of a dense ring of material around it. París, Feb 10, 2023.- The dwarf planet isContinuar Leyendo
In certain Lake Tanganyika cichlids breeding in empty snail shells, there are two extreme sizes of males: giants and dwarfs. Researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Graz have analysed the genomes of these fish and found out how the peculiar sizes of males and females evolvedContinuar Leyendo
New study by the University of Vienna shows what the sweetener acesulfame reveals about groundwater flows Vienna, Fen 08, 2023.- Acesulfame is a sweetener in sugar-free drinks and foods. As it cannot be metabolised in the human body, the sweetener ends up in wastewater after consumption and remains largely intactContinuar Leyendo
