Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN
By 2050, most of humanity will live downstream of large dams built in the 20th century; Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to...
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Methods in studying cycad leaf nutrition found to be inconsistent and incomplete
Credit: University of Guam Collective research to date regarding nutrients found in the leaves of contemporary cycad species has been inconsistent as far as data...
Making protein ‘superfood’ from marine algae
Progress in processing single-cell organisms from the seaCredit: Flinders University Marine microalgae-based cellular agriculture is a promising new way to sustainably produce plant-based 'meat' and...
Stanford: forecasting coastal water quality
Stanford researchers develop a new way to forecast beach water qualityCredit: Meghan Shea Less than two days of water quality sampling at local beaches may...
A large number of gray whales are starving and dying in the eastern North Pacific
It is now the third year that gray whales have been found in very poor condition or dead in large numbers along the west coast...
ACSL1 as a main catalyst of CoA conjugation of propionic acid-class NSAIDs in liver
Researchers from Kanazawa University find that propionic acid-class NSAIDs are conjugated with CoA by hepatic ACSL1, leading to liver toxicity via covalent binding with hepatic...
Record-breaking laser link could help us test whether Einstein was right
Credit: ICRAR Scientists from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and The University of Western Australia (UWA) have set a world record for the most...
Why so few black skiers and ballet dancers?
Racial discrimination at heart of African Americans' lower participation rates in range of recreation, cultural activities, says new bookCredit: Courtesy Lexington Books That African Americans...
Navigating uncertainty: Why we need decision theory during a pandemic
Modern decision theory can assist policymakers in critical times such as the COVID-19 crisis, argue Bocconi University's Massimo Marinacci and Valentina Bosetti in a paper...
Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal
Credit: Photo by Sara Hylton, National Geographic. Taken on assignment for National Geographic's The Ganges River - with the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and...
Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet
This marks the second time astronomers have ever observed a cloud-free exoplanetCredit: M. Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Astronomers at the Center for...
Advances in modeling and sensors can help farmers and insurers manage risk
When used appropriately, satellite data is rapidly expanding the potential to customize insurance for smallholder farmers, potentially increasing the resilience of marginalized rural communitiesCredit: Neil...
Bringing atoms to a standstill: NIST miniaturizes laser cooling
Credit: NIST It's cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components required to cool...
Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction
Trace fossil reveals more about this ancient creature's behaviorCredit: Masakazu Nara Simon Fraser University researchers have found evidence that large ambush-predatory worms--some as long as...
Mitochondrial mutation increases the risk of diabetes in Japanese men
Results likely apply to all East Asian carriers, but exercise may eliminate greater likelihood of getting the disease, say USC researchersCredit: Stephanie Kleinman A new...
