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Around 10 years ago, the first wastewater treatment plants in Switzerland began to introduce a new process with thickened activated sludge in the biological treatment stage. By doing so, they intended to increase their capacity without having to expand the clarifiers. An Eawag survey of 10 wastewater treatment plants has now shown that the process is effective, but that its potential is frequently underutilised.

Suicide in autistic people originates in the inequalities they face across their lives, starting in childhood, and spanning education to employment, and health and social care, a new study by a team at Cambridge and Bournemouth Universities has found.

Not everyone can understand medical information, navigate the healthcare system or ask the right questions - and these differences can reinforce inequalities in access to care.

Identified as the most complete Australopithecus fossil discovered to date 1 , "Little Foot" was buried in sediments whose movement and weight caused fractures and deformations, making analysis of its skull-and more particularly its face-difficult.

Researchers in Bonn use an AI algorithm to reconstruct the spatial origin of macrophages A new AI-based method reconstructs spatial information about where immune cells were originally located in an organ, even after these cells have been removed from the tissue and analyzed individually. To accomplish this, Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn use the transcriptome, i.e., the entirety of all messenger RNA transcripts produced by genes within a cell at a given time.

University of Warwick research warns that popular deep learning systems trained for cancer pathology may be relying on hidden shortcuts rather than genuine biological signals.

Julia Keppler has been appointed personal professor within the Food Process Engineering group at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) as of 1 March.

Waterloo research reshapes Paralympic vision impairment sport. When Kristine Dalton (OD '07, MSc '10) first stepped into a meeting on Paralympic classification more than a decade ago, she had no idea it would change the trajectory of her career or the landscape of winter parasport.

Black women in the UK are entering menopause severely under informed, under supported, and often dismissed by healthcare professionals, according to new research from the UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health. Published in the journal Post Reproductive Health , researchers say the study highlights urgent gaps in menopause education and calls for culturally competent care to address longstanding health inequalities.

A harmonised set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) at farm level is intended to help Dutch farmers, governments and supply chain parties steer more effectively towards climate, biodiversity, water, soil, scarce resources and animal welfare goals.

The gilthead seabream, a species of commercial interest that migrates seasonally, does not form independent local populations in the north-western Mediterranean but instead constitutes a single, functionally connected population on a large scale.

Storing energy from sunlight and converting it into hydrogen days later is what a new material jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena can do-even in the dark.

When you look up at the sky at night, at the endless amounts of stars and constellations, you might begin to wonder about the origins of the Universe.

Study at the Universities of Bonn and Freiburg and University Hospital Bonn reveals previously unknown mechanism The powerhouse of the cells - known as mitochondria - appear to be able to influence the number of lipid droplets in the cell.

Engaging with your baby is essential from the very first day. A simple glance, a warm smile, or soft coos are the initial building blocks of connection and bonding, fostering development for both parent and child.

A new study has revealed a critical gap between global promises to restore forests and what is happening on the ground for the communities who depend on, manage and care for them. The research, led by researchers from The University of Manchester and published in the journal Restoration Ecology , is based on a detailed assessment of national policies in Mexico.

Famine is still being measured as if the world has not changed. By relying on fixed mortality thresholds, today's classification systems risk recognising mass starvation only when it is already too late.

Training police officers with a virtual-reality game can significantly improve their ability to regulate stress, even in realistic, high-pressure situations.

A study conducted by the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) concludes that the effective adaptation in crisis and emergency situations requires team to accurately understand unfolding events and flexibly use different coordination processes.

New app Moment charts in real time where, when and why people feel (un)safe on the streets Brussels, 23 February 2026 - Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) are today launching the cit

Adolescents are chronically sleep deprived on school days, which negatively impacts their well-being and ability to learn. A new study conducted by the University of Zurich and the University Children's Hospital Zurich reveals that a flexible start to the school day can improve adolescents' sleep, health and academic performance.

Getting children to play together cooperatively depends less on their personal social skills and more on what they are doing - especially if they are not friends - a study shows.

What is avian influenza (bird flu) and how does this virus spread? Can humans also become ill from it? And what measures are available to prevent bird flu? You can read about this and more on this page.

Habitats much more vulnerable for nitrogen deposition than previously thought Highlight Nitrogen is an essential building block for life, but high nitrogen deposition on natural areas causes biodiversity loss.