Natural Resource Today Weekly - Issue #13

Significant research news from the world’s leading universities and research organizations, delivered to your inbox every Sunday.

Research News

University of Cape Town:

Scientists are one step closer to curing and preventing malaria using an anticancer drug. Their study is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

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Cornell University:

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers have presented new insights into serotonin, a neurotransmitter commonly known as a natural mood booster.

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The University of Sydney:

Researchers have developed a new approach that can measure health status of coral reefs. Their study is published in the journal Geology.

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University of Georgia:

Researchers have developed a new method that can accurately record quail calls. Their new tool is detailed in the Journal of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.

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Aalto University:

A citizen science project has identified more than 200 species of plants, insects, spiders and birds from Otaniemi, Finland.

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University College London:

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, sleeping less than five hours can increase your risk of diabetes and heart disease.

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Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science:

Researchers have revealed that listening to birdsongs can reduce anxiety. Their study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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University of Helsinki:

New research provides insight into climate change anxiety. The study is published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.

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University of California, Davis:

In a new study published in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have described how COVID-19 induces neuroinflammation in rhesus macaques.

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ETH Zurich:

New research sheds light into biodegradation of plastics in soil. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.

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Call for Papers

Applied Sciences - Special Issue “Wastewater, Solid Waste and Treatment Technologies”

Deadline: 20 February 2023

The Applied Sciences, an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on all aspects of applied natural sciences, has a call for papers (Special Issue “Wastewater, Solid Waste and Treatment Technologies”).

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Upcoming Events

Centre for High Performance Computing 2022 National Conference

Important Dates

31 October 2022: Closing date for abstract submission

29 November 2022: Closing date for registration

The Centre for High Performance Computing will be hosting the 16th national conference at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa. The theme of this year's conference is Democratisation of Cyber-Infrastructure for Sustainable Development.

Start: 30 November 2022

End: 02 December 2022

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CSIR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES RESEARCHER

Deadline: 25 October 2022

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is looking for a researcher in the Smart Places Cluster within the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Group.

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