#Temperature is only part of the story when hot weather occurs 🌡️ UTokyo | 東京大学 improved heat stress models by adding humidity data, making for better heat warnings, especially in humid areas, and could help protect people from extreme #heat 🥵

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An Osaka Metropolitan University team has found a way to control the growth of #crystals on thin films so that light scattering is reduced significantly. Nanoscale journal family #nanotech #materials

A machine learning #algorithm can use X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behaviour of new materials. NIMS (物質・材料研究機構) STAM & STAM Methods

Diving into the dynamics of surface #ocean water and the marine twilight zone, researchers at @Tohoku_Univ modeled how #ClimateChange can affect #phytoplankton. nature #environment

Polyethylene rafts were found to be five times more durable for #oyster farming than the usual bamboo-styrofoam ones. Osaka Metropolitan University #aquaculture #materials

A protein generally associated with #cancer growth can suppress tumours in the most commonly relapsing type of breast cancer, Duke-NUS Medical School scientists discovered. BreastCancerResearch #medicine

The Chinese Crested Tern is one of IUCN's most threatened species. has now increased to about 150 individual #birds through technology-aided #conservation efforts led by NTU Taiwan.

#Climatechange is causing tensions between #salmon as pink salmon are brought to new feeding grounds due to warmer water says research from Hokkaido University 🐟 Due to competition, numbers of chum salmon in Japan have been reduced by almost 50% 🔽 Asahi Shimbun AJW asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…

Extreme heat is linked to hormonal issues like gestational diabetes in #pregnant women according to Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine 🤰As global temperatures rise more research is needed into how heat affects our #hormones and overall #health 🌡️ The Straits Times straitstimes.com/singapore/extr…

Get good, be well!💪 #Gaming 🎮 has substantial positive effects on #mentalhealth according to a landmark study from Osaka University and collaborating institutions. Nature Human Behaviour 高崎経済大学 National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

.WPI-NanoLSI scientists observed how brain receptors crucial for learning and memory adapt🧠 Their findings could help in developing treatments for neurological disorders. ACS Nano #biophysics #neuroscience

.@Tohoku_Univ & 宇都宮大学【公式】 researchers discover how turbulence in the disk-shaped gas surrounding #blackholes is different from solar winds. Science Magazine #space

Chemical compounds found in citrus and coconut showed antimicrobial effects that can help prevent gum disease 🪥😁Osaka Metropolitan University researchers report. Foods MDPI #food #dental

Electricity may play a key role in male #fertility, according to an Osaka University study. Electrical signals activate a #protein that translates them into chemical signals for promoting proper #sperm maturation. Nature Communications #menshealth

If you want to lower your risk of #gout, skip the beer 🍺A new study by Soochow University found that beer and cider could significantly increase risk by over 60% while port wine didn't have the same effect 🍷 The Telegraph Joe Pinkstone #health #alcohol yahoo.com/news/drink-por…

#Globalwarming could change Hokkaido’s famous light, powdery #snow into heavier, wet flakes❄️potentially impacting tourism says study by Hokkaido University & Japan Meteorological Agency’s Meteorological Research Institute⛷️🌡️ Asahi Shimbun AJW asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…

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Furrowed patterns on the surface of Jupiter’s largest #moon suggest that it was hit by a massive #asteroid ☄️ New research from Kobe University says the impact may have been so large that it shifted the moon’s axis 🌑 Cosmos #space cosmosmagazine.com/space/astrophy…