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For the first time, stealth coronal mass ejections can be detected before they wreak havoc on Earth without the need for dedicated spacecraft: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists show for the first time that ‘stealth’ coronal mass ejections, a type of solar storm, can be detected early on the Sun’s surface. This could help put measures in place that limit damage to technology and energy grids on Earth from the electromagnetic radiation....

The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA)) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. Furthermore, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research will benefit from a 10% membership discount under the terms of the UNIT Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research....

Climate crisis could double frequency of extreme regional summer droughts in Europe, according to new study in Frontiers in Water By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Europe is heading towards a future with more extreme summer droughts, a new study shows. In the long-term future (from 2080 to 2099), regions like the Alps, France, the Mediterranean and the Iberian Peninsula could see an increase in extreme summer droughts by more than 50%....

A new, non-intrusive way to assess seabird diet described in Frontiers in Marine Science could help improve fisheries management and monitor marine biodiversity. A new, non-intrusive way to assess seabird diet could help improve fisheries management and monitor marine biodiversity — By Emma Duncan Albatross feed on several fish species that are not easy for the birds to access in nature, but which are caught by commercial fisheries, finds a study in open-access journal Frontiers in Marine Science....

Kyle Gustafson and Kyle Douglass are two physicists doing their postdocs at EPFL…in Biology. Douglass did his PhD in Optics at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, working in the fields of light scattering, biophotonics, and optical sensing for soft matter characterization and cell biology. Now he is doing his first postdoc in the Laboratory of Experimental Biophysics at EPFL, where he is using new microscopy techniques, building his own super-resolution fluorescence microscope, to understand the structure of DNA inside the cell nucleus....

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the LIST will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. Furthermore, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology will benefit from a 7.5% membership discount under the terms of the national open access publishing agreement with Consortium Luxembourg. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology....

Priyanga Amarasekare (UCLA) joins Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution as a Specialty Chief Editor for the journal’s dedicated Models in Ecology and Evolution specialty section. We are living in an age of unprecedented environmental crises. Untangling how organisms are responding to rapidly changing environments is crucial. Ecological modeling provides a path to understanding complex patterns and will play a central role in helping us face climate change and biodiversity loss....

Note: This blog post was originally published as a blog on Scientific American – http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/frontiers-for-young-minds/trying-for-fun-and-ending-up-with-a-textbook-instead/ Knowing your audience is a vital piece of science communication: what is important to them, what is exciting to them, and what will send the right message. But it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that knowing about your audience is the same as knowing what they actually like. I speak from personal experience and – as the manager of a journal founded on the idea of asking kids to review scientific articles for their own peers – the irony of my own surprise at kid feedback is not lost....

By Tania FitzGeorge-Balfour, Frontiers science writer Altitude training is a popular method for athletes wanting to improve their physical performance. At high altitudes oxygen levels are lowered so our bodies compensate by increasing the number of red blood cells. This enables an enhanced performance at lower altitudes because more oxygen can be delivered to the muscles. Many companies now offer altitude training in specialist chambers (often referred to as normobaric training) as an alternative to traveling to a high altitude country (hypobaric training), which is costly in terms of both time and money....

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo) has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The TiHo supports its researchers in making their research free and openly available. As part of this support, the new agreement with Frontiers will further encourage TiHo researchers to publish open access at reduced costs and under a streamlined central invoicing process. Eligible TiHo authors may benefit from a 7.5% membership discount in any Frontiers journal, which could be combined with any other applicable discounts, waivers and similar support schemes personally obtained by the authors....

Loop, the research network powered by Frontiers, has collaborated with the Center of Support for Technological Innovation (CAIT) of the Technical University of Madrid to launch actúaLoop – a competition for entrepreneurs and technical teams. The competition’s goal is to develop ideas which utilize Loop’s APIs by creating innovative applications around the academic and publishing industry. The teams with the 10 best ideas will have the chance to further develop their concept during an incubation phase....

Machine learning algorithms developed to select high-yield food crops could be applied to ‘hyperspectral analysis’ in other disciplines, from astronomy to espionage; Frontiers in Plant Science Machine learning algorithms developed to select high-yield food crops could be applied to ‘hyperspectral analysis’ in other disciplines, from astronomy to espionage — by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign To help researchers better predict high-yielding crop traits, a team from the University of Illinois have stacked together six high-powered, machine learning algorithms that are used to interpret hyperspectral data....

Improving the academic training of healthcare professionals in human nutrition is necessary to fight malnutrition Improving the academic training of healthcare professionals in human nutrition is necessary to fight malnutrition – scientists propose three main areas to be tackled. — Hedwig Ens Malnutrition manifests itself as both over- and under-nutrition, and is currently not diagnosed and treated in time. It leads to serious health problems, including the estimated 60% of cardiovascular deaths....

The Nobel Collection of free scientific articles for next generation of scientists goes live The Nobel Collection of free scientific articles for next generation of scientists goes live Young people everywhere now have access to a free collection of scientific articles written by winners of science’s most coveted honor, the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Collection, published by Frontiers, aims to improve young people’s access to learning material about science’s role in addressing today’s global challenges....

Heidelberg University has established an institutional membership agreement with Frontiers as part of its Open Access Publishing Fund. Publication fees / article processing charges for manuscripts submitted to Frontiers journals can be supported by Heidelberg University’s Open Access Publishing Fund according to the Fund’s funding conditions. A prerequisite for this financial support is an approved funding application, which Heidelberg University researchers can submit via the University’s web application form. Please send this funding application before submitting your paper or at the latest at the time of submission....

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Hertha Ayrton! As a woman and the child of a poor Jewish immigrant to the UK, Hertha Ayrton, could not have expected much out of life. Though not widely remembered today, by the end of her 69 years she held 26 patents in a variety of fields, including several in the then-emerging technology of electric lighting. Therefore, it is time for FYM to shine the spotlight (pardon the expression) on this forgotten pioneering engineer!...

Frontiers in Plant Science is pleased to announce the launch of a new section, ‘Crop and Product Physiology’ Frontiers in Plant Science is pleased to announce the launch of a new section, ‘Crop and Product Physiology’. Professor Leo Marcelis of Wageningen University will lead this section as Specialty Chief Editor. The section previously covering this field, Crop Science and Horticulture, will be renamed to Plant Breeding, and will continue to be led by Professor Diego Rubiales....

New study in Frontiers in Marine Science finds 19th century wooden shipwrecks to be thriving habitats for deep-sea microbiomes By K.E.D. Coan, science writer Historic wooden shipwrecks alter seafloor microbial communities, reports a recent study. There are millions of shipwrecks in the world’s oceans, each providing a potentially new habitat for sea life. Microbes form the foundation of ecosystems and this is the first evidence of how human structures impact their distribution in the deep sea....

Emergency workers face suicidal thoughts and PTSS: Frontiers in Psychiatry By Tayyibah Aziz, science writer Researchers at the University of Bern’s Hospital of Psychiatry have for the first time, demonstrated varying levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in emergency personnel and rescue workers, with emergency department and psychiatry department staff demonstrating the highest levels of PTSS, suicidal thoughts and dysfunctional coping strategies. The study highlights the urgent need for job-specific training to improve emergency workers’ quality of life and ability to cope with work-related trauma....

Focusing on movement instead of muscle can enhance weightlifting performance, suggests research; Frontiers in Sports and Active Living Focusing on movement instead of muscle can enhance weightlifting performance, suggests research — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer The ‘mind-muscle connection’. Ancient lore for bodybuilders, latest buzz for Instagram fitness followers. Focusing one’s attention on a particular muscle when lifting promotes its activation – and by extension, its development. So it goes....