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Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food sectors worldwide. It supplies about half of the fish that people consume globally. Image credit - Hanson Lu / Unsplash

Agriculture

12 May 2021

Plant-based, probiotics and vitamins: what new diets mean for farmed fish health

To find out, scientists are investigating fish gut bacteria and feed nutrients.

A meteotsunami is a form of tsunami generated by atmospheric conditions that can strike any coastline adjacent to a sea floor with a long, shallow shelf. Image credit - NOAASatellites, licensed under CC PDM 1.0

Environment

11 May 2021

Why climate change could make Mediterranean atmospheric ‘meteotsunamis’ more common

Meteorologist Jadranka Šepić is working to decipher waves that can destroy in minutes.

DNA origami is a technique that allows scientists to create 3D bots made from DNA. Image credit - Daniele Adami, licensed under CC BY 2.0

ICT

10 May 2021

Foldable, organic and easily broken down: Why DNA is the material of choice for nanorobots

DNA’s ability to be folded origami-style means the design possibilities are vast.

Agriculture | 12 May 2021

Plant-based, probiotics and vitamins: what new diets mean for farmed fish health

To find out, scientists are investigating fish gut bacteria and feed nutrients.

Environment | 11 May 2021

Why climate change could make Mediterranean atmospheric ‘meteotsunamis’ more common

Meteorologist Jadranka Šepić is working to decipher waves that can destroy in minutes.

ICT | 10 May 2021

Foldable, organic and easily broken down: Why DNA is the material of choice for nanorobots

DNA’s ability to be folded origami-style means the design possibilities are vast.

'Easily accessible geothermal resources are limited,' says Prof. Inga Berre. To access this resource, she says, we need to go down to greater depths. Image credit - Eivind Senneset

Interview | 06 May 2021

Q&A: Why unconventional resources are key to expanding geothermal energy use

Mathematician Prof. Inga Berre on the risks and rewards of drilling further afield.

Mixing different vaccine types is known as a heterologous prime-boost vaccination. It started in the 1990s as a strategy tested by HIV researchers. Image credit - Julia Koblitz / Unsplash

Coronavirus outbreak | 05 May 2021

Five things to know about: Mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines

Mixing doses could elicit a broader immune response, but questions remain unanswered.

Prof. Inga Berre, University of Bergen, Norway

Interview | 06 May 2021

‘There is a high upfront risk of developing a geothermal system.’

Mathematician Prof. Inga Berre on the risks and rewards of drilling further afield.

ICT | 03 May 2021

Nanorobots

In May, Horizon talks to scientists developing robots on the scale of a billionth of a metre.

Coronavirus outbreak | 05 May 2021

Five things to know about: Mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines

Mixing doses could elicit a broader immune response, but questions remain unanswered.

Using data from several instruments onboard Rosetta, CASTRA’s team has modeled the properties of cometary dust in the environment of Comet 67P. Image credit - ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0

Space | 29 April 2021

‘The line is getting fuzzier’: asteroids and comets may be more similar than we think

Asteroid dust studies are exploring asteroids with tails and helping reconstruct the early solar system.

Devising models to predict sea level rise is notoriously difficult, say researchers. Image credit - Dan Meyers / Unsplash

Environment | 27 April 2021

‘Impossible to adapt’: Surprisingly fast ice-melts in past raise fears about sea level rise

Level has previously risen 10mm every year.

Megathrust earthquakes happen at subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is forced under another. Image credit - Marco Reyes / Unsplash

Environment | 26 April 2021

What happens below Earth’s surface when the most powerful earthquakes occur

Seismology and crystal studies are deciphering pressures far underground.

The hyperloop is ready for a breakthrough, and Zeleros is one of the concepts in the running. The Spanish start-up has created a unique technology thanks to their approach to their higher-pressure tubes. Artist's impression - Zeleros hyperloop

Transport | 22 April 2021

Paris to Berlin in an hour by train? Here’s how it could happen.

Hyperloops could replace short-haul air travel.

From the naked scientists

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Fermented food: tasty myth or healthy option?

This week, the Naked Scientists delve into the science of fermented foods, from sauerkraut to cheese.

From Nautilus

‘Probiotic epidemics’ could help species survive

Beneficial microbes might spread through a population in the same way as infectious diseases.

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Remains of Neanderthals found in Italian cave

Most were killed by hyenas, scientists believe.

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PCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests

According to Prof. Bekeredjian-Ding, an approved mRNA coronavirus vaccine would be easier and faster to produce and thus deploy worldwide than a conventional vaccine. Image credit - Unsplash/Liliya Lisa

Five things you need to know about: mRNA vaccines

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Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

Plant-based, probiotics and vitamins: what new diets mean for farmed fish health

Why climate change could make Mediterranean atmospheric ‘meteotsunamis’ more common

Foldable, organic and easily broken down: Why DNA is the material of choice for nanorobots

Plant-based, probiotics and vitamins: what new diets mean for farmed fish health

Why climate change could make Mediterranean atmospheric ‘meteotsunamis’ more common

Foldable, organic and easily broken down: Why DNA is the material of choice for nanorobots

Q&A: Why unconventional resources are key to expanding geothermal energy use

Five things to know about: Mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines

‘There is a high upfront risk of developing a geothermal system.’

Nanorobots

Coronavirus outbreak | 05 May 2021

Five things to know about: Mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines

Space | 29 April 2021

‘The line is getting fuzzier’: asteroids and comets may be more similar than we think

‘Impossible to adapt’: Surprisingly fast ice-melts in past raise fears about sea level rise

What happens below Earth’s surface when the most powerful earthquakes occur

Paris to Berlin in an hour by train? Here’s how it could happen.

From the naked scientists

Fermented food: tasty myth or healthy option?

From Nautilus

‘Probiotic epidemics’ could help species survive

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Remains of Neanderthals found in Italian cave

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