Biochar from agricultural waste products can adsorb contaminants in wastewater
Lead researcher Marlena Ndoun, a doctoral student in Penn State’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, samples water…
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Transparent soil-like substances provide window on soil ecology
Fungal filaments (false-coloured pink) grown in liquid (left) or transparent soil (right). Credit: Sharma et al. (CC…
Data analytics can predict global warming trends, heat waves
Early warning signals as increasing autocorrelation coefficient and standard deviation prior to the early 20th century global…
Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution: study
The ancient city of Tikal rises above the rainforest in northern Guatemala. Credit: David Lentz/UC Reservoirs in…
‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse to dim Africa, Asia
Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is not close enough to Earth to completely obscure sunlight, leaving…
New developer tools boost Google Assistant’s capabilities
Google has launched new tools for developers which are designed to boost Assistant’s capabilities when responding to…
PFAS present throughout the Yadkin-Pee Dee river food chain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from North Carolina State University have found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
Big data and synthetic chemistry could fight climate change and pollution
Laura Murdock, a PhD candidate at the University of South Carolina, shows a polymer film she made…
Adolescence is ruff for dogs too
Dr Lucy Asher and her dog Martha. Credit: Glen Asher-Gordon New research led by scientists from Newcastle…
Seahorse and pipefish study opens window to marine genetic diversity
Credit: City College of New York The direction of ocean currents can determine the direction of gene…
Birds take flight with help from Sonic hedgehog
Grafts of Sonic hedgehog-producing cells produce a duplication of the wing, including its feathers.Sonic hedgehog is normally…
Infectious disease modeling study casts doubt on the Justinianic Plague’s impact
Many have claimed the Justinianic Plague (c. 541-750 CE) killed half of the population of Roman Empire….
Musk, Bezos win NASA contracts for Moon lander
Jeff Bezos, owner of Blue Origin, introduces a new lunar landing module called Blue Moon during an…
Codota secures $12m series A funding for AI which automates code suggestions
Israel-based startup Codota has raised $12 million (£9.6m) in a series A funding round to build on…
New study finds connection between fault roughness and the magnitude of earthquakes
Credit: McGill University A new study led by McGill University has found that tectonic plates beneath the…
USGS releases first-ever comprehensive geologic map of the Moon
New Unified Geologic Map of the Moon with shaded topography from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)….
How do our cells respond to stress?
Model representing the behavior of the protein G3BP under stress: RNA molecules bind to G3BP, allowing multiple…
New discovery settles long-standing debate about photovoltaic materials
Ames Laboratory scientists discovered evidence of the Rashba effect by using extremely strong and powerful bursts of…
Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages
Rice University theorists have calculated flexoelectric effects in double-walled carbon nanotubes. The electrical potential (P) of atoms…
A ‘silver bullet’ against climate change?
Three-spined sticklebacks are used as model organisms in this study. Credit: M. Heckwolf, GEOMAR The current pace…
Solar energy tracker powers down after 17 years
Banner Image: The Sun is Earth’s primary power source. Energy from the Sun, called solar irradiance, drives…
How sensory pollution impacts animal survival
Golf course in the Ogden, Utah area with wildlife warnings posted. Outdoor lighting can influence animal movement,…
Microplastic fibers linked to respiratory, reproductive changes in fish
These are Japanese medaka fish used in a new study that found microplastic fibers cause severe cell…
Researchers find evidence of a cosmic impact that caused destruction of one of the world’s earliest human settlements
Location of Abu Hureyra (adapted from Moore et al.. (a) Map of the Middle East, showing Abu…
Radar and ice could help detect an elusive subatomic particle
Credit: CC0 Public Domain One of the greatest mysteries in astrophysics these days is a tiny subatomic…
Why do whales migrate? They return to the tropics to shed their skin, scientists say
Killer whales in Antarctica, as shown here, often display a yellow coloration due to diatom accumulation on…
Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away
The head of a roundworm, C. elegans. The glia that regulate the stress response in the worm’s…
Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador’s biodiversity during the Cretaceous
Maculaferrum blaisi, described in a study published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, is the first hemipteran insect (true…
