Researchers in Japan say they have found a way to recycle coloured plastics without losing quality — a breakthrough that could help tackle growing waste problems. Packaging often uses bright colours to attract buyers, but…
LU scholar discovers novel reproductive behaviour in native…
The Science Unit of Lingnan University (LU) in Hong Kong has reported a novel form of reproductive behaviour observed in a native frog species, Lau’s Leaf Litter Toad (Leptobrachella laui). Unconventionally, the female frog positions herself…
After cracking the “sum of cubes” puzzle for…
Jennifer Chu | CAMBRIDGE, Mass.(MIT News Office) -- What do you do after solving the answer to life, the universe, and everything? If you’re mathematicians Drew Sutherland and Andy Booker, you go for the harder problem.…
Research shows pandemic-related Anxiety in Pregnancy
Japan—Scientists at Tohoku University looked into the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of pregnant women in Japan. Pregnant women in Japan who responded to an online survey early in the COVID-19…
Tracing and controlling High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
Japan(Researchsea)—Scientists have discovered a route of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) H5N8 into Japan and, in parallel, have investigated the potential of two human anti-influenza drugs for the control of HPAI in birds. The…