Researchers have combined two separate computer models to identify areas at highest risk for outbreaks of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) in cattle. The models could help officials determine where to send resources ahead of outbreaks and serve as a potential early warning system for cattle farmers in affected areas. (more…)
Academics used to tease paleontologists, saying that while dinosaurs appeal to children, they won’t answer the important evolutionary questions.
Yale’s John Ostrom (1928-2005) proved them wrong. (more…)
Senckenberg-Wissenschaftlerin Katerina Harvati hat gemeinsam mit internationalen Kolleg*innen eine uralte Gewalttat aufgeklärt. Das wissenschaftliche Team untersuchte mit modernsten forensischen Methoden den Schädel eines 33.000 Jahre alten modernen Frühmenschen. (more…)
A story about how a blacksmith learned to forge new tools in the fight against cancer.
When Everett Stone was a teenager, he thought he had found his career – blacksmithing. But life rarely takes us in a direct line between point A and point B. For most people, it is full of unexpected twists and turns. So it was for him on a path to becoming a leading cancer researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. (more…)
UA researcher Vicky Lai studies how the brain processes different types of language, including metaphors.
You can grasp a hand. You can also grasp a concept.
One is literal. One is metaphorical. Our brains know the difference, but would we be able to understand the latter without the former? (more…)
Internationales ForscherInnenteam untersucht den Gasverlust von Galaxien im Sternbild Virgo
Galaxienhaufen stellen im Universum die größte Masseansammlung dar. Mit ihren 1.000- bis 10.000-fach größeren Massen als jene der Milchstraße ziehen diese auch heute noch Materie ihrer Umgebung an. In der Folge stürzen Galaxien als Gruppen oder einzeln sowie Gas in den Gravitationstrog eines Haufens. (more…)
‘Smart’ technology is no substitute for a living, breathing adult, says UD researcher
In the eyes of a child who is learning how to read, touchscreen tablets and “smart” technology are no substitute for a living, breathing adult. At least, that’s according to new research by University of Delaware doctoral student Daniela Avelar. (more…)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Parents hoping to raise teenagers with positive body image might just find helpful tools in the kitchen every morning. A new study from the University of Missouri says consistently eating breakfast as a family might promote positive body image for children and adolescents. (more…)
