In an article published in the upcoming issue,
researchers challenge the role that FIFA and the Brazilian government play in protecting the environment, asking both to: protect 1,000 hectares of the critically endangered Caatinga ecosystem — the natural habitat for its World Cup mascot, Fuelco — for each goal scored in the World Cup.
Not exact matches
Whether studying deep in space among the stars or deep below the surface of the Earth, the collaboration between supercomputing centres and
researchers will play an increasingly important
role in solving the world's toughest scientific
challenges.
In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, ORNL
researchers challenged a long - held assumption that a battery's three main components — the positive cathode, negative anode and ion - conducting electrolyte — can play only one
role in the device.
The integration of information from these fibers is what allows us to gain such rich sensory experiences through our skin, but it has also made it more
challenging for
researchers to understand the fibers» individual
roles.
«Our prosocial and altruistic impulses play a very important
role in sustaining complex societal structure,» explained Giorgia Silani, the principal investigator of this research conducted at SISSA and now a
researcher housed in University of Vienna, «However, studying altruism and its neural basis in lab - based environment poses unique ethical
challenges.
African scientists have a
role to play in tackling malaria and as a network we will be able to further the science of genomic epidemiology in Africa, and help many young
researchers to get state - of - the - art technical and analytical training in this
challenging field.»
Additionally,
researchers found that Smed - beta - catenin - 1 plays a
role in ongoing cell replacement in planaria that have not been
challenged to regenerate.
As
researcher Lyn Mikel Brown says, «It's no coincidence that just as girls were exercising their power and
challenging gender
roles we saw more concern about meanness and aggression among girls.
Lesa was a
researcher with NagataConnex while attending law school at Osgoode Hall, and in that
role, gained unique insight into the rewards,
challenges and obstacles characteristic of the legal profession, before entering the profession herself.
Homeownership — stripped down to just the mortgage payment — is affordable, the
researchers concluded, but
challenged by barriers that play a hefty
role in the home - buying process.