Scientists still don’t fully understand the consequences that pollution and climate change can have on the world around us.
Smoke and Fire in British Columbia
Following Canada’s extreme wildland fire season in 2023, unusually early and intense blazes are already raging in 2024.
Insights into protein evolution
A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, evolve.
Research Explores Ways to Mitigate the Environmental Toxicity of Ubiquitous Silver Nanoparticles
Silver has long been used to thwart the spread of illness and in recent years silver nanoparticles have been incorporated into products ranging from sanitizers, odor-resistant clothes and washing machines to makeup, food packaging and sports equipment.
Soil Testing Time Saver Predicts Key Soil Health Characteristics
Farmers in a time crunch have a new, speedier option for analyzing the texture and organic matter content of the soil on their fields. Gerson Drescher, assistant professor of soil fertility for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, led a study to create prediction models for these key soil health indicators...
Researchers Identify Fastest Rate of Natural Carbon Dioxide Rise Over the Last 50,000 Years
Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice.
New viruses that could cause epidemics on the horizon
Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In particular, the exchange of genetic material between different virus species can lead to the sudden emergence of threatening...
Today’s world: Fastest rate of carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice.
Cats purrfectly demonstrate what it takes to trust robots
Would you trust a robot to look after your cat? New research suggests it takes more than a carefully designed robot to care for your cat, the environment in which they operate is also vital, as well as human interaction.
Name That Odor
Our brains process odors differently depending on the names assigned to them, according to new research.