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Air pollution may have increased COVID-19 deaths by 15%
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19, according to an international study. [ + ]
Water discovered on the sunlit surface of the Moon
NASA's SOFIA aircraft telescope has confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, indicating that water may be distributed across the lunar surface. [ + ]
Automation of laboratory accessories opens up new vistas
Laboratory accessories have enabled great strides for the life sciences industry, including new developments in drug discovery. [ + ]
Fear and anxiety share the same bases in the brain
Researchers have provided new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits, running counter to popular scientific accounts. [ + ]
Why digital ventilation inspection is central to workplace safety
Ventilation systems in office buildings and other facilities are an important part of workplace safety. [ + ]
X-rays reveal reptilian nature of ancient mammals
X-ray analysis of 200 million-year-old teeth belonging to some of Earth's earliest mammals suggests they functioned more like reptiles. [ + ]
Flexible targets result in more finely tuned antibodies
Researchers have uncovered a key strategy the immune system uses to generate effective antibodies, which could inform vaccine design for some challenging viruses. [ + ]
Black hole spotted devouring a star
A rare blast of light, emitted by a star as it was sucked in by a supermassive black hole, has been spotted by scientists using telescopes from around the world. [ + ]
SARS-Cov-2 mutations should not affect vaccine viability
Johnson & Johnson says it has temporarily paused all its COVID-19 vaccine trials, and CSIRO denies that changes in the virus would affect the efficacy of vaccine candidates. [ + ]
3D imaging of large RNA molecules is now possible
Scientists from the University of Maryland have developed a method to determine the structures of large RNA molecules at high resolution. [ + ]
How is obesity linked to the brain?
A growing body of evidence suggests that obesity is a disease whose roots are in the brain. [ + ]
When and how to specify an ultralow-temperature freezer
Ultralow-temperature freezers are not inexpensive, but the investment is important when the job is to protect contents of high value for long periods of time. [ + ]
R&D critical to economic recovery in 2020–21 Budget
Five months later than originally scheduled, and in the midst of a global pandemic, Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg finally delivered the 2020–21 Budget. [ + ]
Single daily pill for Parkinson's disease developed
Scientists have developed a pill which uses the stomach as a drug reservoir and delivers medicines slowly over time to patients with Parkinson's disease. [ + ]
Fast data acquisition with a high-speed spectrometer
US researchers have reported what is claimed to be the first dual-comb spectrometer with a pulse repetition rate of 10 GHz. [ + ]
