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The story of Aloy, a hunter in a future world ravaged by climate change and dominated by robotic animals, continues in an open-world game that is even better than its predecessor Horizon Zero Dawn, says Jacob Aron from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/FQ6e2JX

Harbor seals may sound different than expected from their body size. Is this ability related to their vocal talents or is it the result of an anatomical adaptation? An international team has now investigated the vocal tracts of harbor seals, which matched their body size. This means that harbor seals are capable of learning new sounds thanks to their brains rather than their anatomy. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Pp9NfDz

A study indicates that antibiotics, which kill bacteria, boost the abundance of gut fungal microbiota. The phenomenon can be a contributing factor in the long-term adverse effects of antibiotics, such as inflammatory bowel diseases. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/kLvjyi3

An international team of researchers have developed a method to assess sustainable levels of human-caused wildlife mortality, which when applied to a trawl fishery shows that dolphin capture is not sustainable. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/CkXeyZ7

A new study captures the current understanding of the connection between the gut microbiome and therapeutic response to immunotherapy, chemotherapy, cancer surgery and more, pointing to ways that the microbiome could be targeted to improve treatment. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/YHE4zTj

Researchers have significantly improved the performance of numerical predictions for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions that could significantly reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/AtjHecP

In a person with active tuberculosis, immune activity can promote bacterial clearance, but in some situations, bacteria persist and grow. New research in an animal model of tuberculosis reveals which cellular and molecular features are associated with these different scenarios. Developing a vaccine that targets one or more of these features may effectively combat tuberculosis, which remains a major global health threat. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/r82EScl

Researchers have discovered a gene responsible for prenatal death when critical epigenetic instructions are missing from egg cells. The study shows that in mice, failed epigenetic suppression of an X-chromosome gene called Xist leads to miscarriage and developmental abnormalities. Forced suppression of maternal Xist rescued the failed miscarriages. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/pZCi7zb

An international group of experts says the production of new plastics should be capped to solve the plastic pollution problem. The authors argue that all other measures won't suffice to keep up with the pace of plastic production and releases. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/g2sVOMW

Remote working might sound enticing, but a two-tier system is emerging, in which it is valued less by employers. This division is only set to grow, says Annalee Newitz from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/K2r5PnC

Scientists have discovered that body size is more important than body shape in determining the energy economy of swimming for aquatic animals. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zwkF1h4

Capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) deep underground can help combat climate change, but long-term monitoring of the stored CO2 within a geological storage site is difficult using current physics-based methods. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/X4qw5jg

A new method for detecting tsunamis using existing GPS satellites orbiting Earth could serve as an effective warning system for countries worldwide, according to a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/H8BgSLX

An international study gives fast-growing nations a simple, inexpensive guide to inform planning and decision-making to help balance economic development goals with environmental conservation and human well-being. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Z8Q4coy

A new study examines immune system diversity in the critically endangered Wyoming toad and finds that genetic bottlenecks could impact a species' ability to respond to new pathogens. The findings could inform captive breeding strategies for endangered animal populations. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/uXsJrig

Biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mouse brain cells in action. The researchers say the AI system, in concert with specialized ultra-small microscopes, make it possible to find precisely where and when cells are activated during movement, learning and memory. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/CGquAiO

New insight into how we age suggests it may be driven by a failure to switch off the forces that build our bodies. If true, it could lead to a deeper understanding of ageing – and the possibility of slowing it from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/wUiGzyM

Polyethylene accounts for nearly one-third of the world's plastic waste. An interdisciplinary team has now investigated the progressive degradation of polyethylene in the environment for the first time. Although the degradation process leads to fragmentation into ever smaller particles, isolated nanoplastic particles are rarely found in the environment. The reason is that such decay products do not like to remain on their own, but rather attach rapidly to larger colloidal systems that occur naturally in the environment. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/dkQPTDG

People with severe gum disease are at a higher risk of other inflammatory conditions, such as heart disease and arthritis, and the reverse is true as well. New research unpacks the mechanism underlying this association, demonstrating in mice that a susceptibility to arthritis can be transmitted by a bone marrow transplant if the donor has gum inflammation. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/OUTHKAD

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/u8Sl0Td

Researchers have identified key drivers of T cell development which promote resilience to influenza virus infection. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/mui5GMj

A multi-year study of the role of E. coli gut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal inflammation liberates chemicals that nourish the bacteria's growth and promotes their ability to cause inflammation. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/axq29wn

A new study offers pathways to improve monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate-informed conservation while revealing how practitioners are currently monitoring conservation adaptation projects. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/8nDgFsy

New research looks at the effect of bat box design and placement on the energetic balance of endangered Indiana bats. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/m4vSJKE

A research team has created simulations from coupled climate and hydrologic models that demonstrate widespread increases in the occurrences of flash flooding events across most of the United States. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Hh5oYc7

New research explores the spillover of myxoma virus from European rabbits to Iberian hares. In addition to shedding new light on species-jumping viruses, the study shows that the protein permitting the species jump from rabbits to hares may help improve myxoma as a cancer-fighting agent. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/8Si4Wr2

When you live in the driest State in the driest country in the world, bushfires are an unfortunate, and all-too-regular part of life. Learning how to survive such emergencies is important for all people, but especially for our youngest citizens. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/MKuX5SV

Until now, measures to protect climate and biodiversity have often been developed in parallel. However, this is now considered outdated because many approaches can protect both climate and biodiversity. Scientists have now assessed the role of the potential future global biodiversity targets (Post-2020 Action Targets for 2030) for climate protection and found that about two thirds of these targets can also help to slow climate change. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/UlSKkqc

The National Highway 715, which passes through the Kaziranga National Park in Northeast India, is notorious for its roadkill. With protected habitats on both sides of the road, many animals cross it on a daily basis to feed and breed. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/BahrsDI

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a new study. This study connects microplastic pollution in the ocean with land-based, diseases-carrying pathogens. The study, published April 26 in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/AQz2tja

New study shows the immune system of zebrafish weakens if one parent has been exposed to antibiotics. Antibiotics can have unwanted effects for several generations, researchers discover. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/R5AaI12

New research shows that the increase in primate ecotourism is having a negative effect on monkey's behavior. The study found that this fast-growing tourism sector where tourists can conveniently reach primates via motor boats is causing stress-related behaviors in monkeys. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/shTkpJQ

A new study has attributed the root cause of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes to specific geological damage. A relatively large dip-slip displacement was discovered at the site. The Futagawa strike-slip fault is a vertical break in the ground tracing a line southwest originating from Mount Aso. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Gpeo5rM

A study reveals the impact and consequences of the '8.2 ka event', the largest abrupt climate change of the Holocene, for prehistoric foragers and marine ecology in Atlantic Europe. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/sJ65RQW

Scientists have identified a protein that allows the fungus which causes white mold stem rot in more than 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses. Knowledge of this protein, called SsPINE1, could help researchers develop a new, more precise system of control measures for the Sclerotinia sclerotiorum fungus, which attacks potatoes, soybeans, sunflowers, peas, lentils, canola, and many other broad leaf crops. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/YxwseEH

New research shows fungi and bacteria able to survive redwood tanoak forest megafires are microbial 'cousins' that often increase in abundance after feeling the flames. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/X1Gj7ku

The heavens wheel above us, but at least we can rely on the North Star, aka Polaris, to provide eternal stability, right? Afraid not, says Abigail Beall from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/p3yRBdg

The heavens wheel above us, but at least we can rely on the North Star, aka Polaris, to provide eternal stability, right? Afraid not, says Abigail Beall from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/p3yRBdg

The heavens wheel above us, but at least we can rely on the North Star, aka Polaris, to provide eternal stability, right? Afraid not, says Abigail Beall from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/p3yRBdg

The new science fiction novel from Station Eleven's author is mostly set centuries into the future – but also contains scary glimpses of a pandemic-strewn past from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/tSb3iLd

The new science fiction novel from Station Eleven's author is mostly set centuries into the future – but also contains scary glimpses of a pandemic-strewn past from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/tSb3iLd

The new science fiction novel from Station Eleven's author is mostly set centuries into the future – but also contains scary glimpses of a pandemic-strewn past from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/tSb3iLd

A suspense-filled documentary sees Free Solo's Alex Honnold and 80-year-old ecologist Bruce Means set out to climb a remote table-top mountain deep in Guyana's Amazon rainforest from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/bKgkXws

Researchers have designed proteins that self-assemble into tiny machine parts for use in molecular engines from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/8p46VgJ

The number of crashes on Texan roads increased when electronic signs were used to display driving fatality figures from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/A9zjJTa

Researchers have designed proteins that self-assemble into tiny machine parts for use in molecular engines from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/sLWPASn

Federal funding for biomedical research has a 'ripple effect' of stimulating new studies even beyond the original purposes of a grant and may provide unexpected benefits, a new study suggests. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ik9pltY

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in detecting changes in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions more quickly and frequently. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/osxIuz4

Counteracting antimicrobial resistance needs a multipronged approach, including training, labeling food products, working with the media and changing mindsets, according to a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/dmsLHlQ

Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study suggests. Its sister study also argues that peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers. The findings overturn major assumptions about early medieval English history. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/dI67a8z

Vancouver seafood lovers may see more Humboldt squid but less sockeye salmon on restaurant menus in the near future due to climate change. That's according to a new study which examined 362 Vancouver restaurant menus from four time periods, spanning 1880 to 2021. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6QtWRMe

Crows and ravens have great flying ability, which allows them to gain access to new places more easily. While these skills were key to their success, new research also shows that big bodies and big brains played an important role in helping crows and ravens survive in the new climates they occupied. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/JUEkgTo

Soils store more carbon than all the vegetation on the Earth's surface. However, there are still many unanswered questions about precisely which processes favor accumulation in the soil. Soil scientists have now developed a new method to show where and under what conditions carbon is stored f in the soil. It turns out, it is primarily the network of soil pores that controls the spatial distribution of carbon. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/wtg81Jc

Experts have developed a ground-breaking software, which combines DNA sequencing and machine learning to help them find where, and to what extent, antibiotic resistant bacteria is being transmitted between humans, animals and the environment. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/n9OALlb

A prototype surveillance drone can save power and stay on task for longer by sticking to walls and powering down its rotors, but only by making a crash landing from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/jBqSt1L

Plastics surround us, whether it's the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics don't exist only as large objects, but also as microscopic particles that are released from these larger products. These microscopic plastics can end up in the environment, and they can be ingested into our bodies. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/AnrxGJ5

New evidence from a zebrafish model of epilepsy may help resolve a debate into how seizures originate, according to investigators. The findings may also be useful in the discovery and development of future epilepsy drugs. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ZqThV7D

Climate change and intensive agricultural land use have already been responsible for a 49% reduction in the number of insects in the most impacted parts of the world, finds a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/PacKkCB

From deep-sea mining to industrial-scale fishing, human activities in the oceans are expanding massively in a realm where few rules apply. Only now are we grappling with how to regulate the rush to plunder the seas from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/sntkhAY

Tourists can hand-feed some dolphins around the coast of Australia, but dolphins fed this way are less likely to form strong social bonds with their peers from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/Sq8iUNO

Palaeontologists have discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of dinosaurs, were able to control the color of their feathers using melanin pigments. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/OmZdb8k

Researchers have developed global forecasts that can provide up to a year's notice of marine heatwaves, sudden and pronounced increases in ocean temperatures that can dramatically affect ocean ecosystems. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/gW4FpDd

A major report on priorities for the next decade of US planetary science calls for the first dedicated Uranus probe and an orbiter-lander combo for Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/TDsZMQa

Researchers developed a model to spatially distribute mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria, which reduce the transmission of the dengue virus. The researchers use real data on human and vector activity in a framework that can be analyzed from a mathematical point of view, allowing them to re-create and understand the epidemiological situation and identify those geographical areas with the greatest vulnerability, creating a ranking of areas that prioritizes those where Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes can have the strongest and most beneficial impact on the spread of the virus. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/amUnPr5

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/tHwBOkU

A new visualization technique is being used to untangle often discussed, yet mysterious, links between diet and things like obesity, diabetes and aging. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/mACy3MH

Experiments on how anaesthetics alter the behaviour of tiny structures found in brain cells bolster the controversial idea that quantum effects in the brain might explain consciousness from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/5b7lrNz

A point-of-care COVID-19 test developed by researchers can now detect and differentiate the alpha variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from earlier strains in saliva samples. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/4Lkhwtd

A new study describes a breakthrough in the quest to improve photosynthesis in certain crops, a step toward adapting plants to rapid climate changes and increasing yields to feed a projected 9 billion people by 2050. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NxyhVjv

A tiny discrepancy in the weight of a fundamental particle called the W boson could blow open one of our major theories for understanding everything – if the measurement stands up to scrutiny from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/1gpfSzy

A proposed particle detector contains strands of hanging DNA that are severed when high-energy particles pass through – and it could allow us to track particle paths with nanoscale precision from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/UwlzkfF

Careful observation of the power consumption of a circuit board can reveal telltale signs that an attacker has tampered with it and installed a malicious device designed to steal sensitive information or cause crashes, say researchers. from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/a2HT16A

Scientists are exploring how human genetics impacts functions of the gut microbiome, and are expanding awareness of the role human genetics plays in shaping the microbiome. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/sahvUXd

Legalization of recreational marijuana reduces demand for costly prescription drugs through state Medicaid programs, according to a new analysis. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/pEW4Hld

Researchers have discovered a novel way to combine curcumin -- the substance in turmeric -- and gold nanoparticles to create an electrode that requires 100 times less energy to efficiently convert ethanol into electricity. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/rtBSo3O

Taylor Swift, an American singer known for her musical talents, has earned a new accolade. She now has a new species of millipede named after her. The new species of twisted-claw millipede was discovered in the mountains of Tennessee. Scientists described a total of 17 new species from the Appalachian Mountains. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/HgfoaTZ

In disaster mitigation planning for future large earthquakes, seismic ground motion predictions are a crucial part of early warning systems. The way the ground moves depends on how the soil layers amplify the seismic waves (described in a mathematical site 'amplification factor'). However, geophysical explorations to understand soil conditions are costly, limiting characterization of site amplification factors to date. Using data on microtremors in Japan, a neural network model can estimate site-specific responses to earthquakes based on subsurface soil conditions. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3V9Ri8d

Noninvasive sound technology breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells and spurs the immune system to prevent further spread -- an advance that could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/R41DpVu

Proteins are the molecular machinery that makes life possible, and researchers have long been interested in a key trait of protein function: their three-dimensional structure. A new study details a computational tool able to predict the structure protein complexes -- and lends new insights into the biomolecular mechanisms of their function. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/JOUZBT5

A new study shows it's not how much extra water you give your plants, but when you give it that counts. Researchers observed that in summer, plants grow more when given extra water, in addition to any natural rainfall. However, the same is not true in winter. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/so97UiD

Scientists want to increase their understanding of circadian rhythms, those internal 24-hour biological clock cycles of sleeping and waking that occur in organisms, ranging from humans to plants to fungi to bacteria. Researchers have examined the complex workings of cyanobacteria and can now better comprehend what drives its circadian clock. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NATMeL7

The subtle chemical complexity of ginger makes it an astonishingly flexible addition to both sweet and savoury food, finds Sam Wong from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/yzxJrhn

The subtle chemical complexity of ginger makes it an astonishingly flexible addition to both sweet and savoury food, finds Sam Wong from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/yzxJrhn

The subtle chemical complexity of ginger makes it an astonishingly flexible addition to both sweet and savoury food, finds Sam Wong from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/yzxJrhn

Richard Linklater's latest film follows a young boy's fantasies about travelling to space, using beautiful rotoscoped animation to tell his story, says Simon Ings from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/xjtqCwd

David Attenborough joins palaeontologist Robert DePalma at the Tanis site in North Dakota as he unearths the story of the dinosaurs’ death in this thrilling documentary from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/pcijt2E

Follow the pollen. Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures. Warmer temperatures brought plants -- and then came even warmer temperatures, according to new model simulations. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6sjypCX

Amit Katwala's thorough history of the lie detector test looks at its inventors and some of its earliest cases, placing it, warts and all, in its historical and scientific context from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/T6QCNwW

New research combines demographic data with the distribution of GI and geographic areas prone to rainwater flooding in Portland, Phoenix and Atlanta and asks whether these cities are equitably building GI to mitigate flood risks. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/WNc5rn8

Scientists explore microbial communities flourishing in leachate, a liquid percolating through solid waste in a landfill. They find that the composition and behavior of specific microbes found in arid landfills, like those in Arizona, are distinct from similar communities in more subtropical or temperate climates. Microbial composition also differs depending on the age of the landfill deposits. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ilY0n3e

Deadly brain cancers called diffuse midline gliomas are uniquely dependent on methionine, an amino acid abundant in legumes and poultry. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/jxGdLsU

The growth of human shoulders slows down just before birth and speeds up thereafter; this alleviates the problem of shoulder dystocia. Computed tomography was used to obtain cross-sectional representations of the clavicle in humans, chimpanzees, and Japanese macaques; the researchers then looked at different shoulder-width to birth-risk correlations between humans and the two other primates. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/GpPhAoW

The Mexican tetra has evolved to live in a number of dark caves – and now we know that the fish in each cave use clicks to communicate in distinct ways from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/YKVfIHi

Mathematicians have developed statistical methods that lay the framework for the crucial first step of determining whether there are any linkages between exposures and health outcomes from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which is considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the U.S. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/iH3wVdr

This moving book sees neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo explore the effect on her cognitive functioning when she fell in love with a fellow scientist from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/5kP0d8Y

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/laiQAmG

Researchers found a dramatic increase during the pandemic of visitors to the parks and protected areas of New England that resulted in significant social, situational and ecological impacts on people's behavior, decision making and experience quality. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/hV8rbko

The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years' worth of distinctive foraging behavior in a species once driven to the brink of extinction. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/YnO3riR

Researchers examined how pasta swells, softens, and becomes sticky as it takes up water. They combined measurements of pasta parameters, such as expansion, bending rigidity, and water content to solve a variety of equations to form a theoretical model for the swelling dynamics of starch materials. The team observed how the noodles come together when lifted from a plate by a fork. This provided them with a grounding of how water-driven hygroscopic swelling affects pasta's texture. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/iTtwYFU

Engineers have developed a heat engine with no moving parts that is as efficient as a steam turbine. The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ml0Wqto

New research looked at if exposure to pathogens, in particular helminths, can stimulate the immune system and reduce predisposition for inflammatory bowel disease. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/BrYcw9U

Researchers have use new statistical framework and analysis of datasets to demonstrate how increasing air temperatures and decreasing snow cover work in tandem to increase the effects of climate change in a non-linear fashion, meaning that they work to amplify the overall impact felt on the ground. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/cr1aKV4

A team of researchers has demonstrated that some plant species could help to remove toxic heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soil. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Bnl6Iiq

Helping green sea turtles suffering with large debilitating tumors may be a simple as sunlight. Turtles with fibropapillomatosis are treated at rehab facilities where the tumors are surgically removed. Many do not survive or the tumors regrow. Researchers compared vitamin D levels in green sea turtles with and without evident tumors to see if sunlight exposure would influence vitamin D levels and other health parameters. Turtles receiving treatment were housed in tanks exposed to higher or lower levels of sunlight. Results showed that turtles exposed to greater sunlight showed greater increases in plasma vitamin D and a more successful recovery. Turtles kept in the sun tanks also experienced less regrowth of tumors compared to those exposed to low UV light conditions. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/UdgaTAH

Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks, produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year. Scientists searching for a scalable method to fabricate quantum dots have developed a way to recycle rice husks to create the first silicon quantum dot LED light. Their new method transforms agricultural waste into state-of-the-art light-emitting diodes in a low-cost, environmentally friendly way. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Fr87WkV

Generating power while purifying the environment of greenhouse gases should be achievable using bacteria. Microbiologists have demonstrated that it is possible to make methane-consuming bacteria generate power in the lab. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6TKXZqW

The ability to sense the internal state of the body, known as interoception, may be linked to our mental health, and macaques appear to have similar capabilities to us from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/8L6JNZD

A new strategy in tissue engineering has been developed: Tiny spherical microscaffolds are created in a high precision 3D printer. They are cultivated with living cells and then assembled. The cells keep multiplying, creating a tissue, the scaffolds are eventually degraded. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/SyoLAeG

There has been a cluster of cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among young children in the UK, which could be linked to an unknown infection from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/z6mif5Z

Chemists have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene -- a type of plastic found in many common items -- into benzoic acid, a product stocked in undergraduate and high school chemistry labs and also used in fragrances, food preservatives, and other ubiquitous products. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/PB182zU

Researchers recently discovered the protein inhibiting the formation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants. This protein, if manipulated, could potentially be used to encourage plant growth and improve crop harvests. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/8cnAzm3

Mobile phones ping signals to nearby communications towers, allowing both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers to track the movement of opposition forces from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/4Jhe0zg

Researchers have found that engineering the light-dependent proton pump rhodopsin into Escherichia coli redirects carbon flow from cellular metabolism to biosynthetic product generation. This approach of using light as an energy source can help improve the efficiency of target compound production and reduce CO2 emissions. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/iXWpP4y

A new paper provides a scientific framework to help shape the rollout of a program in Oregon that will legally permit the use of psilocybin for therapeutic reasons. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/VfX6pqL

The new study can help understanding diseases stemming from the abnormal functions of the human receptor tyrosine kinases, RTKs. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/SIcE7Kp

Studies of fossil footprints are showing us intimate snapshots of ancient peoples' lives. They are a fantastic addition to our archaeological toolbox – as long as we don't try to over-interpret the evidence from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/BVhuSGW

Spot visual patterns in humanity’s many scripts and boost the science exploring graphical communication with the online game Glyph, says Layal Liverpool from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/NuCMplD

A new study uses modern methods to understand the preservation of unique ichthyosaur fossils. One complete animal and one tail are the first to preserve outer body shape in the last, large group of ichthyosaurs. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/PWqAU8v

Most simulations of our climate's future may be overly sensitive to Arctic ice melt as a cause of abrupt changes in ocean circulation, according to new research. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/lch8xEf