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Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira bacteria and can affect humans and animals, including horses.
Most conventional methods of ultrafast photography use evenly spaced intervals in which images are taken, but new developments have shown how much can be left out of the story, especially when multiple timescales are involved.
A seven-minute virtual reality (VR) intervention can help students feel calmer, less anxious and better able to cope with academic pressure, according to new research from City St George's. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, come at a time when schools and universities across the U.K. seek new approaches to support student well-being amid growing concerns about stress, anxiety and overwhelm among young people.
In most parts of Europe, bees have become less widespread during the last 100 years, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Rory Loughnane, a reader in early modern studies in the School of Humanities, has confirmed "beyond any reasonable doubt" that William Shakespeare was the principal writer of "Edward III" and that it was written in collaboration with his so-called rival and Canterbury's most famous poet and playwright, Christopher Marlowe.
Plastics are accumulating in ecosystems around the world, and their tiny fragments can collect and carry chemical pollutants and pathogens into plants, animals and people. When fishermen in Cambodia's Mekong River became alarmed about the amounts of plastic they were hauling up with each catch, they reached out to scientists for help.
Announcements over recent months that artificial intelligence models have cracked previously unsolvable problems are shaking top-level mathematicians to the core, and they are now asking themselves: Where do we come in?
Every cell in the human body faces a chronic challenge: protecting its DNA. Whenever cells divide, their genetic material must be copied accurately. But DNA is continuously under attack, and when damage goes unrepaired, it can threaten genome stability and contribute to the progression of disease.
At its best, negotiation is the art of mutual value creation. But once created, that value must be capitalized upon in the post-negotiation environment. That means the formal end of negotiations is often only the end of the beginning. Time will tell whether the gains and losses sustained during a negotiation are as solid as they seem when the counterparties get up from the table.
Today, as part of the official release of California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment, researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have launched a platform, data and tools that community leaders can use to estimate the block-by-block climate risks and the cost-effectiveness of adaptation solutions for reducing coastal damages.
The Orionids—one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's Comet—will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
The PermitAI team at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has changed how federal agencies search past environmental permitting decisions. Now it is taking that access one step further with two newly released publicly available resources that give instant access to both past decisions and live government data. Together, they cover the full federal permitting life cycle.