Un albatros patinegro alimentando a sus pichones con bolitas de plástico, un bebé foca en el Polo Norte con una bolsa enredada en el cuello o un barco de pesca varado en alta mar porque un aparejo de pesca se atascó en la hélice, son ejemplos que multiplicados por mil dan idea del estado de...

Investigadores de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid y de la Universidad de Alcalá han comprobado la eficiencia de los pinos y las encinas a la hora de absorber nitrógeno por sus hojas. Esta fertilización foliar puede complementar a la habitual de las raices, y usarse como herramienta para...

Tras la confirmación ayer del positivo por ébola en el test inicial de una trabajadora sanitaria del Hospital Presbiteriano de Texas (Dallas, EEUU), hoy se ha hecho público el mismo resultado en el segundo examen. La enfermera atendió a Thomas Eric Duncan, el liberiano infectado de ébola que murió...

In der indonesischen Region Gunung Kidul ist das Trinkwasser knapp. In dem Karstgebiet versickert Regenwasser rasch im Boden, sammelt sich in einem unterirdischen Höhlensystem und fließt ungenutzt in den Ozean. Über mehrere Jahre haben KIT-Wissenschaftler in Zusammenarbeit mit deutschen...

Investigadores de la Universidad de Salamanca han publicado en la revista PLOS ONE el primer genoma completo de una bacteria del género Micromonospora. Estos microorganismos se han hallado en las plantas leguminosas y parecen contribuir de forma importante a su desarrollo. Conocer los genes de...

Drinking water is scarce in the Indonesian region of Gunung Kidul. In this karst area, rainwater quickly drains away into the ground. It accumulates in an underground cave system and flows into the ocean unused. For several years now, KIT scientists in cooperation with German industry partners have...

Ebola’s deadly effects on the Sierra Leonean healthcare community not only has repercussions for the delivery of health care now, but on the training of future health care providers involved in an innovative Norwegian surgical training programme created by a Norwegian surgeon and researcher. Fuente...

Un trabajador sanitario del Hospital Presbiteriano de Salud de Texas ha dado positivo por ébola en el test inicial después de haber atendido al liberiano Thomas Eric Duncan, la primera persona con este virus en los Estados Unidos, que murió el miércoles en el mismo hospital. Un...

Patients who have plastic surgery to reshape their bodies after bariatric procedures are able to maintain 'significantly greater' weight loss than those who do not have surgery, according to a new study. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/D...

A noninvasive method of delivering a promising therapy for persistent Clostridium difficile infection appears to be as effective as treatment via colonoscopy or through a nasogastric tube. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/B...

A single application of a common anesthetic procedure could be the answer to alleviating anxiety, depression and psychological pain in those suffering from chronic, extreme post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to research. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/O...

“Queremos alimentos sanos, queremos producir según nuestras tradiciones”, demandaron productores y activistas durante un foro internacional de especialistas sobre agricultura y ambiente en esta ciudad del sur de Italia. Para encontrar un ejemplo de las dificultades que enfrentan los agriccultores...

The long term population dynamics of the Crown-of-Thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, has been the focus of recent study. This is one of the most long term and extensive surveys of its kind, with data spanning over 24 years through cooperation with the Japanese fishing population of Onna Village...

In a cooperative effort with the local fishermen, OIST researchers are studying the population dynamics of Crown-of-Throns Starfish. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Small cues that display a user's transaction history may help a website feel almost as interactive as chatting with an online customer service agent, paving the way for more cost-effective websites, according to researchers. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/r...

No single 'one-size-fits-all' model can explain how biodiversity hotspots come to be, finds a study of more than 700 species of reptiles and amphibians in Madagascar. By analyzing the distribution of Madagascar's lizards, snakes, frogs and tortoises, researchers find that each group responded...

Observing the quantum behavior of light is a big part of Alan Migdall's research at the Joint Quantum Institute. Many of his experiments depend on observing light in the form of photons -- the particle complement of light waves -- and sometimes only one photon at a time, using "smart" detectors...

El Banco Mundial anunció una iniciativa por 15.000 millones de dólares para que empresas del sector privado inviertan en obras de infraestructura en el Sur en desarrollo.  El presidente del Grupo del Banco Mundial, Jim Yong Kim, presentó el jueves 9 el Fondo para la Infraestructura Mundial (GIF, en inglés) destinado a motivar a...

Con avances en la inclusión política y el renacimiento cultural de los pueblos indígenas en una Bolivia diversa, pero con temas cruciales pendientes de resolución como la pobreza y el respeto a territorios, Evo Morales llega como indiscutido favorito a ganar su tercera elección consecutiva, el domingo 12. “Se ha hecho mucho”,...

The pneumococcal vaccine recommended for young children not only prevents illness and death, but also has dramatically reduced severe antibiotic-resistant infections, suggests American nationwide research. Pneumococcal infection -- which can cause everything from ear infections to pneumonia and...

Leading health experts urge the deployment of alternative trial designs to fast-track the evaluation of new Ebola treatments. Senior health professionals and medical ethicists, from Africa, Europe, and USA, argue that although randomized controlled trials (RCTs) provide robust evidence in most...

341 HIV-infected men who reported using stimulants such as methamphetamine or cocaine derived life-saving benefits from being on antiretroviral therapy that were comparable to those of HIV-infected men who do not use stimulants, a study concludes. Fuente :...

Engineering students preparing to take their sheepskin and depart into the world of change orders and service requests are finding no shortage of companies wanting to take their resumes. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/t...

La FAO calcula que el mundo desperdicia 1.300 millones de toneladas de alimentos cada año, mientras que 805 millones de personas experimentan desnutrición crónica o hambre. Ren Wang, Director General del Departamento de Agricultura y Protección del Consumidor de la FAO (Organización de las Naciones...

Leading health experts today urge the deployment of alternative trial designs to fast-track the evaluation of new Ebola treatments. In a letter to The Lancet, 17 senior health professionals and medical ethicists, from Africa, Europe, and USA, argue that although randomised controlled trials (RCTs)...

Mineral coatings on sand particles actually encourage microbial activity in the rapid sand filters that are used to treat groundwater for drinking, according to a paper. These findings resoundingly refute, for the first time, the conventional wisdom that the mineral deposits interfere with...

Ammonites are a group of extinct cephalopod mollusks with ribbed spiral shells. They are exceptionally diverse and well known to fossil lovers. Régis Chirat, researcher at the Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes et Environnement (CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon), and...

University of Leicester psychologist Dr Heather Flowe and her collaborators have carried out hundreds of mock police lineups to determine the most successful procedure Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Juniorprof. Dr. Román Orús von der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) hat den EPS Early Career Prize 2014 der Europäischen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (EPS) erhalten. Die Europäische Physikalische Gesellschaft hat den Preis neu eingerichtet, um Beiträge junger Physiker zur europäischen...