[ad_1] On a sunny November morning, Anthony Colegrove parked his work truck on the side of a road in northern California’s Klamath Mountains and began creating a mobile laboratory. He pulled down the truck’s tailgate, popped open a tackle box filled with syringes and other supplies, and pulled out a clipboard. Meanwhile, a weasel-like animal…
[ad_1] Food and climate change are often treated as separate issues, but conservative estimates suggest that changing the way we produce and consume food could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10.3 billion tonnes a year – 20 per cent of the cut needed by 2050 to prevent catastrophic climate change. This is…
[ad_1] About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the Gulf of Mexico. Not long afterward, all nonbird dinosaurs died as did many other species on land and in the sea. Scientists don’t know the exact year this took place. But they now think they have figured out in what season it occurred:…
[ad_1] Interventions that seek to evoke empathy in teachers can sideline biases and narrow the racial gap in suspensions of middle school students, suggests new research from the University of California, Berkeley. In one of the most rigorous efforts to date to combat race-based inequity in school suspensions, UC Berkeley social psychologist Jason Okonofua and…
[ad_1] Tuesday March 22, 2022 was World Water Day, an annual day of observance hosted by the United Nations which seeks to bring attention to the importance of freshwater and the protection of it as a resource. For many across the globe, access to clean water is a privilege, and equitable management is crucial. This…
[ad_1] Research shows how pathogenic bacteria modify some of the basic rules of molecular biology so they can better survive in their host. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health A new study led by researchers at University of Utah Health details a novel mechanism that infectious bacteria use to…
[ad_1] Refresh 2022-03-23T21:26:30.972Z International agency ‘gravely concerned’ about safety of Ukraine nuclear reactors An international organization that promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy is “gravely concerned” about Ukraine’s nuclear reactors, which are at high risk of a severe accident due to the Russian invasion of the country, the related intense fighting and Russia’s seizure…
[ad_1] Global cases of covid-19 are climbing sharply again, and China in particular faces a potential disaster if it fails to contain its biggest outbreak since 2020 Health 22 March 2022 By Michael Le Page A woman purchasing rapid covid-19 test kits in China Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images Some think the covid-19 pandemic is…
[ad_1] One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why did the Norse, who had established successful settlements in southern Greenland in 985, abandon them in the early 15th century? The consensus view has long been that colder temperatures, associated with the Little Ice Age, helped make the colonies unsustainable. However, new research,…
[ad_1] Scientists already know that the venom of cone snails, which prowl the ocean floor for a fish dinner, contains compounds that can be adapted as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain, diabetes and other human maladies. But the cone snails’ venom has more secrets yet to be revealed. In a new study published in Science…