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76 percent of insects fall outside protected areas

Published on: February 1, 2023
17:07

Washington, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Insects play a key role in nearly all ecosystems, yet 76% of the world's well-studied insects lasck adequate protection in protected areas, according to a study published in One Earth.

U.S. scientists develop vaccine against invasive fungal infections

Published on: January 31, 2023
17:45

Washington, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Researchers at the University of Georgia, United States, have developed a new vaccine to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases.

House of Russian scientists to have a Cuba section

Published on: January 30, 2023
13:59

Moscow, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) A section dedicated to Cuba is being made at the Central House of Russian Scientists in Moscow, Cuban Ambassador Julio Garmendía told Prensa Latina on Monday.

Scientists found fossils of primates lived in a once-swampy Arctic

Published on: January 25, 2023
17:12

Washington, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Researchers at the University of Kansas found fossils of two species of tree-dwelling relatives of primates that lived in the Artic 52 million years ago when the climate was about 13oC warmer than today.

Scientists to design power-saving crash detector based on insects

Published on: January 17, 2023
16:25

Washington, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have designed a simple, power-saving collision detector inspired by the way insects avoid bumping into one another.

ANPP President congratulates Cuban scientist on Science Day

Published on: January 15, 2023
09:18

Havana, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) Esteban Lazo, Cuba´s National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) President on Sunday congratulated all scientists on the occasion of Science Day.

Cuban scientists were present in fire fight in Matanzas

Published on: January 14, 2023
12:51

Havana, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban scientists played an important role in confronting the large-scale fire that occurred at the Matanzas supertanker base in August 2022, local media reported on Saturday.

Minutes of vigorous activity a day might lower risk of death – Study

Published on: January 4, 2023
17:49

Washington, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Short bursts of intense activity several time a day, like climbing stairs, running for the bus or carrying heavy groceries, were linked to a significantly reduced risk of dying within seven years, a study found.

US scientists attain cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar panel

Published on: January 4, 2023
17:30

Washington, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) A new kind of solar panel, developed at the University of Michigan, has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen -- mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis.

Scientists call for more attention to hydatid disease

Published on: November 23, 2022
17:39

Geneva, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) A team of researchers on Wednesday called for more attention to be paid to an infectious pathology called hydatidosis, which can become mortal for people with no proper treatment, a specialized journal reported.

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