New Method Developed To Study Ions Around Comets in Space
Sofia Bergman, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and Umeå University, defended her doctoral thesis on low-energy ions around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 26, 2021….
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Research Shows High Effectiveness of Mix-and-Match COVID-19 Vaccines
People who had received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and received an mRNA vaccine for their second dose had a lower risk…
Right Light on the Mother’s Belly May Be Important to Fetal Brain Development
There may be a link between exposure to light during pregnancy and fetal brain development. New findings by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, working in…
Climate Regions of Earth Redefined by the Distribution of Vertebrate Animals
The distribution of vegetation is routinely used to classify climate regions worldwide, yet whether these regions are relevant to other organisms is unknown. Umeå researchers…
Photosynthetic Short-Cut Enables Christmas Trees to Stay Green in Winter
How can conifers that are used for example as Christmas trees keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves?…
How the Corona Quarantine on Cruise Ship Failed – But It Could Have Been Worse
The cruise ship Diamond Princess was quarantined for over two weeks resulting in more coronavirus infected passengers than if they would have disembarked immediately. Rather…
Brain Takes a Beating As Arteries Age
Researchers in Umeå, Sweden, have presented a model that explains why memory deteriorates as the body ages. With age, the brain receives an increased load…