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The nasally-administered vaccine currently under development could protect children aged 6 months to 5 years against bronchiolitis and pneumonia Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause numerous cases of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children aged 6 months to 5 years every year.

No more estimates, but actual measurements of gas emissions in, for example, livestock barns. Scientists from Trace Detection Laboratory at Radboud University are collaborating with partners in One Planet Research Centre to develop a new sensor technology using photonic chips to make this possible. Dr. Simona Cristescu, scientist with over 25 years of experience in laser-based gas sensing, is leading university's participation in this project, which has recently been awarded a grant of more than 6 million euros.

As Canada experiences record snowfall, new research from the University of Waterloo suggests that tiny amounts of industrial pollution trapped in snow can change how sunlight reaches the ground below and significantly alter fragile environments. The culprit is black carbon, a sooty form of pollution produced when fossil fuels burn incompletely.

Researchers from Utrecht University and partners from the United Kingdom have found evidence for the first time that gray seals can also injure dolphin species. Until now, such interactions were known almost exclusively in porpoises. The study, published today in the scientific journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, shows that gray seals may have a broader impact on small cetaceans in the North Sea than previously thought.

In rural regions of Africa, high blood pressure often goes untreated because health centres are far away and there is a shortage of health professionals. A study in Lesotho shows that, with the help of a tablet app, villagers who have received training achieve better blood pressure control in their village community compared to normal treatment in healthcare facilities.

Researchers discover a crystalline compound that opens the door to a new carbon chemistry An international research team, led by scientists from the University of Valencia, has synthesised a "new crystalline compound": a calcium silicon double carbonate formed under conditions of pressure and temperature similar to those found in the Earth's mantle.

Young children who grew up in slavery on Surinamese plantations were much more likely to die if they were without a mother. This is evident from a historical analysis of Surinamese slave registers by researchers at Radboud University and Wageningen University & Research. Their work was published this month in Demography.

Archaeology Using advanced machine-learning and climate models, researchers have shown that the ancestors of crops like wheat, barley, and rye probably were much less widespread in the Middle East 12,000 years ago than previously believed. This challenges traditional assumptions about the geography of early plant domestication and agriculture.

Recent research from ETH Zurich has revealed that the Earth's core contains significantly more hydrogen than previously believed. The analysis suggests that a substantial amount of hydrogen entered the core during the early stages of the Earth's formation. For decades, scientists have been debating the amount of hydrogen (H) present in the Earth's core and how it got there.

Research led by the University of Valencia has identified three key human strengths that determine psychological well-being: perspective, kindness and gratitude, integrated into a way of life aligned with values and virtues such as ethics, generosity and practical wisdom. The study, which employed a meta-analytic methodology, has been published in Clinical Psychology Review , one of the world-s leading journals in clinical psychology.

Examining genetic makeup can help conservationists understand which populations are better equipped to survive environmental change,Öland-use change and disease Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of that history, such as reduced genetic diversity.

Sense of touch despite thick elephant skin: Researchers have discovered that the hairs on elephants' trunks are responsible for their extraordinary sense of touch. Special material properties: Elephant sensory hairs have a stiff base and a soft tip, which enables them to precisely feel objects and recognize where contact is made.

First the rocky planets, very close to their star, then the gas giants: this is the order in which scientists have hitherto conceived of the hierarchy of planets. A conception that corresponds to our Solar System but also to most of the planetary systems identified to date. However, the recent discovery of a new planet around the star LHS 1903 by the CHEOPS space telescope is now challenging this theory.

Data reveals widespread practice in 26 southern countries, calls attention to hazardous-chemical exposure Burning plastic to cook food, heat homes and dispose of trash is more common than many people realize, according to a recent international study led by University of Calgary researchers. The study, among the first of its kind and published in Nature Communications , surveyed more than 1,000 people who work closely with lowand middle-income communities in 26 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America.

EPFL roboticists have shown that when a modular robot shares power, sensing, and communication resources among its individual units, it is significantly more resistant to failure than traditional robotic systems, where the breakdown of one element often means a loss of functionality. If the goal of a robot is to perform a function, then minimizing the possibility of failure is a top priority when it comes to robotic design.

New research from The University of Manchester has shown that debates and resistance about wearing face masks go back a lot further than the COVID-19 pandemic.

The most effective climate policy is a combination of various measures, ranging from taxing carbon emissions above a certain threshold to the establishment of fiscal measures on fossil fuels, research and investment in renewable energies. This is the conclusion of an international study that compared the climate policies of 40 countries over more than 30 years and was published in the journal Climate Policy .

New BOKU study provides important insights into previously poorly understood processes at the boundary between water and the atmosphere. Microalgae - tiny plants that live in water - release certain gases that can contribute to the formation of clouds in the atmosphere. Dimethyl sulphide (DMS), a sulphur gas that influences cloud formation, among other things, and thus indirectly controls the Earth's climate, is particularly important.

Recent genetic research sheds new light on the prehistoric population of the Rhine-Meuse region. The study shows that demographic developments in this area differed significantly from patterns observed elsewhere in Europe. Researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam contributed through isotope analysis that provides insight into individual life histories and mobility.

Researchers used strontium isotope mapping to identify these long-distance trades A University of Calgary archaeologist has found evidence that the Classic Period Maya were trading live dogs over long distances between the northern Yucatan peninsula and central Chiapas regions. Dr. Elizabeth Paris , PhD, an associate professor of Anthropology and Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts , studied the bones and enamel of deer and dogs found in the Maya archaeological sites of Moxviquil and Tenam Puente in highland Chiapas, Mexico.