According to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can live in the air and on surfaces between several hours and several days. […]
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February 12, 2020: Darwin’s Drink: Down House, UK (house of Darwin)
The Future Leadership Institute organizes every year a DARWIN’S DRINK to celebrate the life of Charles Darwin. Date: 12 February 2020 This year (2020) we invited people all over the world to […]
February 12, 2020: Darwin’s Drink: Galápagos Research Station
The Future Leadership Institute organizes every year a DARWIN’S DRINK to celebrate the life of Charles Darwin. Date: 12 February 2020 This year (2020) we invited people all over the world to […]
Darwin’s finches and honeycreepers
Darwin’s finches are among the most celebrated examples of adaptive radiation in the evolution of modern vertebrates and their study has been relevant since the journeys of the HMS Beagle in the eighteenth century […]
February 12, 2020: Darwin’s Drink: Zoological Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium
The Future Leadership Institute celebrates the birthday of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin: 12 February 1809 – 12 February 2020 Venue: The Zoological Institute at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Address: Charles Deberiotstraat […]
Stanford researchers show that mealworms can safely consume toxic additive-containing plastic
Mealworms are not only able to eat various forms of plastic, as previous research has shown, they can consume potentially toxic plastic additives in Styrofoam with no ill effects, a new study […]
Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he referred to sleep as the “balm of hurt minds.” While a full night of slumber stabilizes emotions, […]
Darwin’s Rabbit And The Fightback Against Myxomatosis
Seventy years after the myxoma virus decimated the rabbit populations of Australia, Britain and France, a new study reveals how the species has evolved genetic resistance through natural selection. An unprecedented study […]
Belgian researchers are about to set sail to Antarctica
On 19 February, nine Belgian scientists will embark on a unique mission to study marine biodiversity and microplastics in the Southern Ocean. The team will be led by marine biologist Bruno Danis […]
Tales From 141,430 And One Genomes
Analysis of the world’s largest set of genome data from pregnant women, totaling 141,431 expectant mothers from across China, has uncovered unsuspected associations between genes and birth outcomes, including the birth of […]
This Wild Plant Could Be the Next Strawberry
By combining genomics and gene editing, researchers have figured out how to rapidly bring a plant known as the groundcherry toward domestication. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and… groundcherries? A little-known fruit about […]
Weather Forecasting Sheds Light On Where And When Birds Will Fly
Using a combination of AI and weather forecasting can help scientists to predict the movements of millions of birds and support their conservation goals, according to new Oxford University research. Conducted in […]
Overweight Mothers Stop Breastfeeding Sooner
Overweight mothers are more likely than those classed as being of a healthy weight to stop breastfeeding in the first week after having a baby and less likely to continue past four […]
Citizen Scientists Capture Penguin Breeding Dynamics
Using data from nearly 74,000 images, volunteer armchair scientists have helped Oxford University researchers to capture and better understand, the breeding habits of penguin breeding colonies across the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland […]
