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Other Sciences
“Extreme Citizen Science” — High school students promoted to real researchers for motivation and environmental monitoring
High school students collecting water samples. Credit: Frederik Wolff Nisbeth Teglhus In addition to assisting with sample collection and butterfly discovery for research projects, non-experts can now perform actual laboratory work alongside professional researchers. The University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with a Danish high school, has shown that “Extreme Citizen Science” not only increases students’ interest in science, but also…
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Science
Pushing the limits of traditional pottery techniques through the fusion of art and science
Graphene-enhanced ceramic art installation created by Delia Prvački. Credit: Daria Andreeva, National University of Singapore, Delia Prvački, Deliarts Pte Ltd. Art and science are sometimes poles apart, but that’s not the case with the research projects described in ACS Omega. In this study, a multidisciplinary team integrated scientific research, technological advances, and artistic exploration to experiment with the production, properties,…
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Biology
New data science tools dramatically speed up environmental molecular analysis
Source: Nature Protocols (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41596-024-01046-3 A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside has developed a computational workflow for analyzing large data sets in the field of metabolomics, the study of small molecules found in cells, biofluids, tissues and entire ecosystems. Recently, the team applied this new computational tool to analyze contaminants in ocean waters…
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Space & Cosmos
Citizen science collaboration provides precise data on exoplanet WASP-77 A b
Artist’s concept view of the WASP-77 A b system. Credit: NASA Exoplanet Catalog When a planet sways in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see, these events, called transits, provide a wealth of information about exoplanets orbiting stars other than the Sun. But without volunteers’ help, it’s hard to predict when these special events will occur. Fortunately, the…
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