Our study had several strengths and limitations. First, using data linkage systems in Australia, we were able to construct a large, population-based cohort of mother–infant pairs across multiple jurisdictions with comprehensive longitudinal information on maternal and infant health, helping to improve generalizability of findings and reduce selection bias. However, these data are observational and, as with any such study, results may be influenced by confounding. To restrict this influence, we applied several techniques, including adjustment for a...… Our study had several strengths and limitations. First, using data linkage systems in Australia, we were able to construct a large, population-based cohort of mother–infant pairs across multiple jurisdictions with comprehensive longitudinal information on maternal and infant health, helping to improve generalizability of findings and reduce selection bias. However, these data are observational and, as with any such study, results may be influenced by confounding. To restrict this influence, we applied several techniques, including adjustment for a...WW…

>Sep 25, 2020 11:49 PM EDTThe  recently reported the death of Caesar, the alpaca, after a wild brown bear broke into the zoo grounds. Although the bear escaped at first, it was euthanized after returning to the zoo.With the help of , cameras were set up to keep track of the brown bear. The footage revealed that it was flipping trash bins. Biologist Dave Battle shared that they "typically remove brown bears that start accessing trash." Brown bears sometimes attempt to protect sources of food like dumpsters and may attack people and other animals.The brown bear dug under one of the...…>Sep 25, 2020 11:49 PM EDTThe  recently reported the death of Caesar, the alpaca, after a wild brown bear broke into the zoo grounds. Although the bear escaped at first, it was euthanized after returning to the zoo.With the help of , cameras were set up to keep track of the brown bear. The footage revealed that it was flipping trash bins. Biologist Dave Battle shared that they "typically remove brown bears that start accessing trash." Brown bears sometimes attempt to protect sources of food like dumpsters and may attack people and other animals.The brown bear dug under one of the...WW…

>Sep 23, 2020 07:50 AM EDT, an English mathematician, is known for the Turing pattern or how patterns appear in nature. For the first time, ecologists have associated Turing's model with Australia's fairy circles.Researchers from the University of Gottingen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany worked with scientists from the University of Western Australia and Israel's Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev on a study published in the . The team analyzed the pattern of fairy circles commonly found in Western Australia and .Fairy circles are spots of vegetation that...…>Sep 23, 2020 07:50 AM EDT, an English mathematician, is known for the Turing pattern or how patterns appear in nature. For the first time, ecologists have associated Turing's model with Australia's fairy circles.Researchers from the University of Gottingen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany worked with scientists from the University of Western Australia and Israel's Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev on a study published in the . The team analyzed the pattern of fairy circles commonly found in Western Australia and .Fairy circles are spots of vegetation that...WW…

>Sep 17, 2020 11:38 PM EDT are unique for their use in developing various types of cells. They are also used to create  or tissue cell structures that replicate organs. French scientists have developed a new way to engineer mini-intestines with fewer restrictions than other methods of making organoids.A team from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne used tissue engineering and self-organization properties of intestinal stem cells to create mini-gut tubes. Their findings were published in the journal . Ever since the development of organoids in the early 1900s, there...…>Sep 17, 2020 11:38 PM EDT are unique for their use in developing various types of cells. They are also used to create  or tissue cell structures that replicate organs. French scientists have developed a new way to engineer mini-intestines with fewer restrictions than other methods of making organoids.A team from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne used tissue engineering and self-organization properties of intestinal stem cells to create mini-gut tubes. Their findings were published in the journal . Ever since the development of organoids in the early 1900s, there...WW…

>Sep 17, 2020 09:00 AM EDTWhile rovers from the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and China are on their way to Mars in search of signs of life, researchers are developing ways for human survival on the Red Planet. Singaporean researchers have recently developed a technology using , an organic substance, which can be used to build shelters and materials needed on Mars.Javier Fernandez and his team from Singapore University of Technology and Design published their study in the journal . Their research is critical for future space missions to the Moon and Mars which may involve an...…>Sep 17, 2020 09:00 AM EDTWhile rovers from the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and China are on their way to Mars in search of signs of life, researchers are developing ways for human survival on the Red Planet. Singaporean researchers have recently developed a technology using , an organic substance, which can be used to build shelters and materials needed on Mars.Javier Fernandez and his team from Singapore University of Technology and Design published their study in the journal . Their research is critical for future space missions to the Moon and Mars which may involve an...WW…

Sign up to get the latest science news delivered weekly right to your inbox!, ranked Category 4, left behind destruction in Louisiana and Texas with winds reaching up to 150 miles per hour. The hurricane also left something else behind, deadly swarms of mosquitoes that have been killing animals in Louisiana.Several farm animals like cattle and horses, as well as deer, have died due to too many mosquitoes sucking on their blood. The hordes of mosquitoes leave the animals anemic and constantly bleeding, and they become exhausted from constantly moving to avoid the pests.It is typical that...…Sign up to get the latest science news delivered weekly right to your inbox!, ranked Category 4, left behind destruction in Louisiana and Texas with winds reaching up to 150 miles per hour. The hurricane also left something else behind, deadly swarms of mosquitoes that have been killing animals in Louisiana.Several farm animals like cattle and horses, as well as deer, have died due to too many mosquitoes sucking on their blood. The hordes of mosquitoes leave the animals anemic and constantly bleeding, and they become exhausted from constantly moving to avoid the pests.It is typical that...WW…

>Sep 08, 2020 08:20 AM EDTLeather is traditionally made from animal skin, like from cattle, or synthetic polymers. Environmentalists and scientists have been working on finding ethical and environmentally friendly alternatives, such as fungi.Researchers from the University of Vienna published their study in the journal . Fungi, a source of creating leather-like material, can replace synthetic leather made from plastics that come from fossil fuels.Alexander Bismarck from the University of Vienna explained that fungi are generally 'CO2 neutral as well as biodegradable at the end of their...…>Sep 08, 2020 08:20 AM EDTLeather is traditionally made from animal skin, like from cattle, or synthetic polymers. Environmentalists and scientists have been working on finding ethical and environmentally friendly alternatives, such as fungi.Researchers from the University of Vienna published their study in the journal . Fungi, a source of creating leather-like material, can replace synthetic leather made from plastics that come from fossil fuels.Alexander Bismarck from the University of Vienna explained that fungi are generally 'CO2 neutral as well as biodegradable at the end of their...WW…