Detoxifying gold mining
Jacqueline “Jackie” Gerson knows very well how “artisanal gold mining” sounds to people who haven’t heard the phrase before.Credit: Courtesy Jacqueline Gerson Jacqueline “Jackie” Gerson...
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Fungus from Arrakis: New species named after Dune’s giant worms
A new species of stalked puffball, a gasteroid fungus, has been named after the ‘Shai-Hulud’ sandworms of Frank Herbert's iconic science fiction novel series ‘Dune.’Credit:...
More than $13M awarded to study childhood obesity interventions in rural and minority communities in Louisiana and Tennessee
BATON ROUGE – Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received $13.8 million for five years of research funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute...
Broadband buzz: Periodical cicadas’ chorus measured with fiber optic cables
Annapolis, MD; November 30, 2023—Hung from a common utility pole, a fiber optic cable—the kind bringing high-speed internet to more and more American households—can be...
What makes sustainable consumption so difficult
While many people want to achieve major long-term goals – such as improving their diet, quitting smoking or adopting a more sustainable lifestyle – they...
Lower voltage and reduced carbon input for cleaner energy in the works
There is an ever-present struggle to reduce carbon-based energy sources and replace them with low or no-carbon alternatives. The process of splitting water could be...
Protected droplets a new transport route for medicines
Microgels form a thin protective shell around a droplet until the temperature rises above 32 degrees. Then the microgels shrink and the droplet dissolves in...
Rice husk and recycled newspaper may be the eco-friendly insulation material of the future
The building sector is the second largest sector in plastic consumption and is responsible for more than a third of energy related greenhouse gas emissions...
Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers
A placenta (commonly known as the “afterbirth” or “ʻiēwe” (ēwe or ʻiewe) in Hawaiian) is a temporary organ which connects the mother to the fetus...
Scientists create framework to guide development and assessment of urban climate action plans
With the world projected to be highly urbanized by 2050, cities are encouraged to take urgent climate actions to mitigate and adapt to the threats...
Identifying Australia’s most elusive birds
University of Queensland scientists have analysed more than 3.8 million volunteer hours of birdwatching data to identify Australia’s most elusive species.Credit: James Watson University of...
Parsing the puzzle of nucleon spin
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Alexandre Deur has spent his career studying the mystifying spin structure of the nucleon — which is also one of the...
Brittle stars can learn just fine — even without a brain
DURHAM, N.C. -- We humans are fixated on big brains as a proxy for smarts. But headless animals called brittle stars have no brains at...
UTA student earns prestigious award for drug-resistant antibiotic research
A senior biology student at The University of Texas at Arlington recently earned an award for her research about antimicrobial drug resistance.Credit: The University of...
Disc around star observed in another galaxy for the first time
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a rotating disc of material circling a massive young star in a nearby galaxy for the first time. Megan Reiter,...