Clear reduction in urban CO2 emissions as a result of COVID-19 lockdown
Credit: ICOS Ecosystem Thematic Centre (ETC) The Covid-19 related restrictions have forced many of us to stay at home. This has strongly reduced road traffic...
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Persistent inequitable exposure to air pollution in Salt Lake County schools
Minority students experience higher concentrations of PM 2.5 levels in clean, moderate and poor air quality scenariosCredit: Mullen et. al. Enviro Res (2020) Salt Lake...
Gauging water loss from northern peatlands, a likely accelerant of climate change
Credit: Manuel Helbig WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- More carbon is stored in the forests, peatlands, and lakes of the high northern (boreal) latitudes than is...
Brazilian startup develops technology for monitoring of patients with suspected COVID-19
Based on the Internet of Things, the system was developed in a project supported by FAPESP. Patients can be advised to seek hospital care if...
NIH begins clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a much-anticipated Phase IIb clinical trial to evaluate whether the malaria...
Scientists break the link between a quantum material’s spin and orbital states
The advance opens a path toward a new generation of logic and memory devices based on orbitronics that could be 10,000 times faster than today'sCredit:...
Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge
Vegetation changes can outweigh climate change in rangeland water budgetsCredit: Adam Schreiner-McGraw/UC Riverside Grasslands across the globe, which support the majority of the world's grazing...
Big data and synthetic chemistry could fight climate change and pollution
University of South Carolina chemists look to the future of materials designCredit: University of South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. -- May 15, 2020 -- Scientists at...
Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species
Credit: CalCOFI Marine life off the West Coast, from Mexico up through Canada, inhabit the California Current. The cool, nutrient-rich water supports life from invisible...
Using big data to design gas separation membranes
Columbia engineers apply machine learning techniques to narrow down and speed up the development of new materials for removing CO2 from the airCredit: Connor Bilchak/Columbia...
Food webs determine the fate of mercury pollution in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Floods can shift animal populations, altering mercury passed to fish and other wildlifeCredit: Credit: US Geological Survey/Freshwaters Illustrated-Dave Herasimtschuk (Millbrook, NY) In the Grand Canyon...
AJR details COVID-19 infection control, radiographer protection in CT exam areas
Radiologists from Shanghai discuss modifying exam process and disinfecting exam room, while outlining personal protection measures during the coronavirus disease outbreakCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology...
Observation of intervalley transitions can boost valleytronic science and technology
UC Riverside-led research shows these transitions can emit lightCredit: Erfu Liu, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An international research team led by scientists at the...
NASA analyzes developing System 90L in Straits of Florida
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL A low-pressure area designated as System 90L appears to be developing in the Straits of Florida, located between Southern Florida and Cuba....
Faster and more effective scene understanding
Credit: Source: Abhinav Valada People, bicycles, cars or road, sky, grass: Which pixels of an image represent distinct foreground persons or objects in front of...
