Computational models and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to become extremely useful in the early intervention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Timely diagnosis of the disease remains a challenge
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Newly discovered gene mutation can produce drought-resistant crops without growth defects
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A new study published on 8 November in Nature Communications has demonstrated that modifying the signalling of the plant steroids, known as brassinosteroids, in only the vascular tissue of plants
Overfishing and modern slavery – are marine workers are being exploited in the race to compete?
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Nowadays, commercial fisheries must exert twice the effort to catch the same number of fish compared to the 1950s. This has resulted in an industry that is highly motivated to
Dark side of dams: social and environmental costs of hydropower may outweigh the energy benefits
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Two papers published on 5 November in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have shed some new light on the dark side of hydropower. This renewable source of electricity
A new study published on 31 October in The Journal for Artificial Societies and Social Stimulation, a peer-reviewed academic journal, may have shed some light on the root cause of
A collective-risk dilemma experiment published on 31 October in the journal PLoS ONE has shown that wealthier people are less likely to financially contribute to mitigating climate change. Participants of the
A new report published on 2 November in the journal Science demonstrates how machine learning models based on large genomic and ecological datasets can be used to extract evolutionary signals
A new study published on 1 November in the journal Nature suggests the oceans are heating up much faster than expected (1). The study, led by Laure Resplandy, a biogeochemical
From 1 November, doctors in the UK have been given the go-ahead by the government to prescribe cannabis to patients who demonstrate “an unmet clinical need.” The legalisation will allow medical
Aerospace has the potential to transform African agriculture, but the biggest challenge will be getting these technologies into the hands of farmers that need them. The white paper entitled The