Fish that display dominant traits are more at risk of consuming microplastic pollution than others in their social group, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in Proceedings…
Crowdsourcing big-data analysis
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientis [caption id="attachment_13515" align="alignnone" width="639"] “I think that the concept of massive and open data science can be really leveraged for areas where there’s a strong social…
Ready to reap the benefits from Copernicus Sentinel…
[caption id="attachment_13511" align="alignnone" width="648"] Nitrogen dioxide forecast[/caption] Now that Sentinel-5P is safely in orbit, engineers have started commissioning the satellite for the task of delivering extremely high-quality information on air quality. Meanwhile, the Copernicus Atmosphere…
Cutting datasets down to size
A powerful statistical tool could significantly reduce the burden of analysing very large datasets. [caption id="attachment_13508" align="alignright" width="403"] The KAUST supercomputer Shaheen II underpins the collaboration by providing high-performance computing applications and strategic advice and…
H7N9 influenza is both lethal and transmissible in…
[caption id="attachment_13501" align="alignright" width="273"] Influenza A H7N9 as viewed through an electron microscope. Both filaments and spheres are observed in this photo.[/caption] MADISON - In 2013, an influenza virus that had never before been detected…