Global groundwater depletion is accelerating, but is not inevitable
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates. Writing in the journal Nature, UC Santa Barbara researchers present...
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A large percentage of European plastic sent to Vietnam ends up in nature
Despite strict EU regulations on plastic recycling, there is little oversight on plastic waste shipped from the EU to Vietnam. A large percentage of the...
A year of breakthroughs from Cincinnati Children’s
Cincinnati Children’s continues to be a cradle for great discoveries.Credit: Cincinnati Children's Cincinnati Children’s continues to be a cradle for great discoveries. Our latest Research...
Exposure to flame retardants linked to premature birth, higher birth weight
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — In the largest study of its kind, researchers at UC Davis Health found that exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants during pregnancy...
Facial recognition app for dogs developed to help in fight against rabies
A new mobile phone-based facial recognition application for dogs has the potential to significantly improve rabies vaccination efforts in endemic areas like Africa and Asia,...
New study unveils how plants control the production of reactive oxygen species
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive molecules containing oxygen. These compounds, which are normal byproducts of biological processes in all living organisms such as...
The fountain of youth is … a T cell?
The fountain of youth has eluded explorers for ages. It turns out the magic anti-aging elixir might have been inside us all along.Credit: Amor Vegas...
Ultrafast excitations in correlated systems
An international team of researchers from the European XFEL together with colleagues from the Max Born Institute in Berlin, Universities of Berlin and Hamburg, The...
TRAILS AI Institute announces first round of Seed Funding
The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) has unveiled an inaugural round of seed grants designed to integrate a greater diversity of...
Walking fitness can predict fracture risk in older adults
The ability to walk one kilometre comfortably can help predict fracture risk, according to researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The findings, published...
Learning for life: The higher the level of education, the lower the risk of dying
Education saves lives regardless of age, sex, location, and social and demographic backgrounds. That’s according to the latest and largest study of its kind published...
Non-COVID-19 deaths among people with diabetes jumped during pandemic
Non-COVID-19-related deaths among people with diabetes increased during the pandemic, as did the diabetes complication of sight loss, according to a global study review led...
Live animal transport regulations not ‘fit for purpose’, major international study finds
A ‘fitness check’ of regulations in five countries meant to protect animals during transportation, has deemed that they all fall short of fully protecting animals...
Mind the (green) gap
Color mixing is the process of combining two or more colors: red and green make yellow, blue and red make purple, red and green and...
Injectable water filtration system could improve access to clean drinking water around the world
More than 2 billion people, approximately a quarter of the world’s population, lack access to clean drinking water. A new, portable and affordable water filtration solution...