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AI strips out city noise to improve earthquake monitoring systems

13 April 2022

The sounds of cities can make it hard to discern the underground signals that indicate an earthquake is happening, but deep learning algorithms could filter out this noise


Gonorrhoea bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria (round) on the surface of a cell. N. gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. Symptoms include vaginal or urethral discharge and a burning sensation on urination.

Meningitis vaccine may be a new weapon against 'super-gonorrhoea'

12 April 2022

Two studies have found that young people who received a vaccine for meningitis have a lower rate of infection with gonorrhoea, which is caused by a related bacterium


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Stress-testing sausages may give vegan products a meat-like mouthfeel

12 April 2022

Plant-based alternatives to sausages can sometimes lack the textures of meat products, and testing the mechanical properties of the foods explains why


Hubble?s view of supernova explosion Cassiopeia A A new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A (Cas A). It is the youngest known remnant from a supernova explosion in the Milky Way. The new Hubble image shows the complex and intricate structure of the star?s shattered fragments. Acknowledgement: Robert A. Fesen (Dartmouth College, USA) and James Long (ESA/Hubble). NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Scientists simulated a supernova blast with a foam ball and a laser

12 April 2022

Supernovae can create shock waves that may stimulate the formation of new stars, a process that researchers have now recreated using tiny balls of foam and laser beams


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Shoulder growth may slow during human development to make birth easier

11 April 2022

CT scans of humans, chimpanzees and macaques reveal that human collarbones slow their growth rate in the final months of pregnancy, perhaps to make it easier for babies to squeeze through the pelvis


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Interoception: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat just like us

11 April 2022

The ability to sense the internal state of the body, known as interoception, may be linked to our mental health, and macaques appear to have similar capabilities to us


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