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Computer simulations found that a material made from three layers of rubber could absorb most frequencies used for sonar, which if affixed to a submarine would make it difficult to detect from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/tuyn8Nj

Drawn from more than 20 years of observations at Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, researchers documented lasting social ties between individual chimpanzees and gorillas that persisted over years and across different contexts. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/YshkXgJ

Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects of ocean acidification. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/MhEFemG

Researchers have developed a new approach to engineering natural killer (NK) cells with a second chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to act as a logic gate, requiring two signals to eliminate a target cell. In preclinical studies, these next-generation CAR NK cells improved tumor specificity and enhanced anti-tumor activity by overcoming a process that contributes to NK cell dysfunction and tumor relapse. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/XihSng7

Developing countries should focus on keeping unnecessary occupants, such as children, out of kitchens during cooking to help reduce their exposure to dangerous levels of air pollution, recommends a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/fW3BUQt

Rising sea levels from melting glaciers and ice sheets pose an increasing threat to coastal communities worldwide. A new analysis of high-resolution satellite observations takes a major step forward in assessing this risk by confirming theoretical predictions and computational models of sea-level changes used to forecast climate-change-driven impacts. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/X83QqKv

An international team of researchers has found acidity levels increasing three to four times faster than ocean waters elsewhere and a strong correlation between the accelerated rate of melting ice in the region and the rate of ocean acidification. This threatens the Earth's climate and the survival of plants, shellfish, coral reefs and other marine life. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ES97Y6c

Melting ice has increased how fast Arctic waters are absorbing carbon dioxide, making them more acidic faster. The change could disrupt entire marine ecosystems from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/nHMwYaJ

After NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos, the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope took simultaneous pictures of what was left behind from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/k0WtQ5x

Between 2016 and 2021, the carbon emissions associated with mining bitcoin have increased from 0.9 tonnes to 113 tonnes per coin from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/Nfz7QCP

Millions of people struggle with insomnia, but the sleep disorder is now a solvable problem – and the most effective therapy might involve your smartphone rather than sleeping pills from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/GvlELwF

Water fleas, or Daphnia, could provide an important 'early warning system' for chemical pollution in our lakes and rivers. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/gA1M5RY

Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/yGq3NMk

I work on the dark matter problem knowing the questions I have may be answered long after I die. This is the life I signed up for: to think about interesting ideas and hopefully find out whether any of them are correct, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/BQ2JxWj

Lamina1 was contacted for comment.   Neal Stephenson was contacted for comment.   Facebook did not respond to a request for comment on the standards underpinning its own metaverse, and whether it might consider making it interoperable with open source standards. from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/vLm1DxM

Keystone species such as wild boar, eagles and lynx were managing the planet quite well for millions of years before humans got involved. We must cherish them, says Benedict Macdonald from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/02oBs5z

Who and what will we become as the future unfolds? Anti-Body at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London is a dance work that uses motion-capture tech to show how our influence extends beyond our physical bodies into the digital world from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/VjLqOXU

Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK's Labour party, has promised to create a publicly owned renewable energy firm. Could it help meet the UK's climate goals? from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/nCeUO1D

Peace and environmental sustainability -- two lofty but vital goals for all countries -- are known to be intrinsically related, according to new research. However, researchers still tend to investigate them separately, and, when they are viewed together, it is often with broad strokes, with little examination into the nuances of either peace or environmental sustainability. A team of researchers has explored the nuances and found that elements of environmental performance are more strongly associated with positive peace, which involves equitable resource distribution, than with negative peace, which is the absence of military violence. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/UxB8b0N

Researchers have developed a Zika vaccine technology that is highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/b1ZuOlq

Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team now shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defense function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lyme disease. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/IavEek0

Researchers have developed a new, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth, and the creation of a soft robot that builds its own solid body from liquid to navigate hard-to-reach places and complicated terrain. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/yqwLkAp

Warnings about a bad flu season were were proved wrong last year - but could be right about the forthcoming winter now that social mixing is back to normal from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/ahTK6v2

What happens belowground in a corn field is easy to overlook, but corn root architecture can play an important role in water and nutrient acquisition, affecting drought tolerance, water use efficiency, and sustainability. If breeders could encourage corn roots to grow down at a steeper angle, the crop could potentially access important resources deeper in the soil. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/EanQJjI

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft beamed back its final moments before colliding with the asteroid Dimorphos in an attempt to change its orbit, and the collision was captured by telescopes on Earth from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/Sr2gyPh

It was the money that grew on trees. Said to be a gift from the gods, cacao for the ancient Maya was considered sacred, used not only as currency, but in special ceremonies and religious rituals. It's the progenitor plant of chocolate, and notions of luxury are embedded in its lore. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/bYrvmw0

Combining microbiology with engineering technologies, this novel 3D model uses a single microfluidic chip to study the complicated processes that take place in malaria-infected placenta as well as other placenta-related diseases and pathologies. The technology supports formation of microengineered placental barriers and mimics blood circulations, which provides alternative approaches for testing and screening. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NaUEXuc

Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee, according to new research. The findings applied to ground, instant and decaffeinated varieties. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/IPgScWF

Researchers have found that hedges and perennial flower strips are complementary in supporting wild bees in orchards by providing continuous resources over the growing season. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/lpCvFJ1

Interdisciplinary research in southern Ethiopia enabled the deciphering of eastern Africa's climatic heartbeat and shows how key phases of climate change influenced human evolution, dispersal and innovation. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/w0mTeYu

A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change. A recent modelling study found that changing weather could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink bug in the United States by 70%. The study draws on data from a three-year stink bug monitoring effort in 17 states as well as several potential climate scenarios. However, whether the insects will thrive in new places depends on the conditions of each area and potential mitigation measures. Researchers found that overall, there is likely to be a northward shift in stink bug-friendly conditions. Regions that may be particularly affected include the Mid-Atlantic, areas surrounding the Great Lakes, and the valleys of the West Coast, such as the Sacramento Valley in California and the Treasure Valley in Idaho. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/WpfSs5Q

The forests of the Maya Biosphere Reserve are growing rather than shrinking, because of a community-led conservation programme from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/EqJkUWO

Planets orbiting M-class red dwarf stars have been suggested as some of the most promising places to look for alien life, but now it seems powerful outbursts from the stars could render them uninhabitable from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/XdxWK89

A targeted transmission of radio waves can disrupt what a camera detects – and the technology has the potential to fool object-detection systems into seeing things that aren’t there from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/C6WL8eu

Emerging research suggests that, alongside genes and environment, much of who we become is down to chance occurrences in the developing brain. Does that mean parents are off the hook? from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/UNXy78m

The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is now in northern Missouri. Originally found in eastern Russia and the Australasian region, this tick was first found in the United States in 2017 in New Jersey. It has since reached the Mid-Atlantic, New England and Midwestern regions of the U.S., and now has been discovered in northern Missouri. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/8xodn3N

Using just a magnet, a battery, a nail and a piece of copper wire, this is the simplest electric motor you can make, says Alom Shaha, but it is utterly delightful and children will love it from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/LUVJSYR

New research suggests that viruses are using information from their environment to 'decide' when to sit tight inside their hosts and when to multiply and burst out, killing the host cell. Right now, viruses are exploiting the ability to monitor their environment to their benefit. But in the future, 'we could exploit it to their detriment,' said one of the authors. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/mSNXO61

A tropical biologist led an international research study to investigate termite and microbial wood discovery and decay. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NymuX8e

Researchers have resorted to applying antibiotics on corals to save Caribbean reefs from deadly disease, but there are concerns this could create antibiotic resistance in other marine animals from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/tTb5Kx7

Professors have developed a self-calibrating EDI to compare and analyze precipitation records from the Joseon Dynasty to date. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zdJk5Cx

In 2012, a crop of California's most prized ornamental trees was overrun by an invisible invader. The growing shoots of coral beans -- the official city tree of Los Angeles -- began wilting and falling away, revealing stems that had been hollowed out from the inside by the caterpillars of Erythrina stem borer moths. A new study published this Wednesday in the Journal of Applied Entomology reveals the culprit's origin through a DNA analysis of insects provided by the late Dan Lindsley, formerly a retired UC San Diego professor of genetics. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/IqKvOW5

Researchers have demonstrated that chemical compounds containing special metals are highly effective in fighting dangerous fungal infections. These results could be used to develop innovative drugs which are effective against resistant bacteria and fungi. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ro2M7dj

Bioscientists turn bacteria into self-assembling building blocks. The macroscale engineered living materials they form could be used to soak up targeted contaminants from the environment or as custom catalysts, among many possible applications. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Hua6Q8R

When you're cooking or cleaning inside your home, what chemicals are you breathing, and are they potentially harmful? Chemists have given us a solid start on the answer. A large, collaborative research experiment recently attempted to map the airborne chemistry of a typical home. Researchers performed typical home activities like cooking and cleaning and used sophisticated instrumentation to document the chemistry that resulted. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/H4YDVIN

Your genes and environment play a big part in forming you, but there is an unexplored third element at play too: luck. The chance events that shape your brain in the womb may influence who you become as much as your genetics, and perhaps even more than the effect of parenting from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/BTSfNGZ

Material science and engineering and medical faculty members experimented with a material that has antiviral properties that are activated by white light, such as sunlight or LED lights. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/vhgzt5N

An new study found that spent hemp biomass can be included in lamb diets without any major detrimental effects to the health of the animals or their meat quality. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/F0u5aVX

Researchers have taken bees as a model to develop a swarm of cooperative, 3D-printing drones. Under human control, these flying robots work as a team to print 3D materials for building or repairing structures while flying. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/vVxwURA

Researchers have modified a gene editing tool to serve as a highly sensitive diagnostic test for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Y1ROdcU

In a new study, researchers applied a large-scale model linking surface water to groundwater, which can be used for estimating water resources at a high spatial resolution. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/8eJ9kQ1

Bit by bit, drones can print structures made of foam and cement. The technique could transform future construction sites and post-disaster reconstruction from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/dXwtDAx

A way to make Cavendish banana plants temporarily resistant to Fusarium fungus could lead to new ways to protect them from Panama disease from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/zFtGZLl

Gene editing mosquitoes so they die before malaria parasites can develop inside them could stop the spread of the deadly parasite entirely, according to lab studies and computer models from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/U8wXop9

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows eight of Neptune’s moons and four of its rings – two of which haven’t been seen in more than 30 years from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/waQXTV9

The brain circuitry that lets birds learn songs is active when woodpeckers drum on trees, suggesting the abilities may have emerged from similar evolutionary processes from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/nLEX7Bi

Scientists have engineered mosquitoes that slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their gut, preventing transmission of the disease to humans. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/LuJeoxT

Researchers have discovered how the immune system can transform into an antibody-making machine capable of neutralizing one of the most elusive viruses out there: HIV. This finding is an important step toward developing effective, long-lasting vaccines against pathogens such as HIV, influenza, malaria, and SARS-CoV-2. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/eHA7WJP

In the largest early-medieval population study to date, an interdisciplinary team consisting of geneticists and archaeologists analyzed over 400 individuals from ancient Britain, Ireland, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. The results show in detail one of the largest population transformations in the post-Roman world. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/fLnzcBs

A survey of artificial intelligence researchers found that 36 per cent believe AIs could cause a catastrophe on the scale of nuclear war from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/m1Wwg9F

A quantum memory device can store information at room temperature – a step towards building a quantum internet that could transmit secure data across fibre-optic cables from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/PmYoQwI

Biologists investigated whether octopuses preferred certain arms over others when hunting, rather than using each arm equally. No matter what type of prey came by, each octopus attacked using the second arm from the middle. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/aEqX7ZI

A study of moles reveals that cold weather -- not lack of food -- drives the rare phenomenon of reversible brain shrinkage in mammals. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ATxL8oS

Researchers have developed a new mathematical technique to begin to understand how a cell's nucleus is organized. They hope this understanding will expose vulnerabilities that can be targeted to reprogram a cell to stop cancer or other diseases. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/QVXxCeR

From conspiracy theories to black holes, ultra-processed foods to the great climate upheaval, these are the talks you don't want to miss at this year's New Scientist Live, says Rowan Hooper from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/1U2nVBG

Squeezing nutrient-rich blood from the umbilical cord into babies who are born pale or struggling to breathe improves health outcomes from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/84JXpMf

Reorganizing food production systems to direct more agricultural byproducts and residues to animal feed would free enough material in feed about one billion people without requiring additional production. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ZHts18g

Scientists have created a face mask that can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and the coronavirus, in the air in droplets or aerosols. The highly sensitive mask can alert the wearers via their mobile devices within 10 minutes if targeted pathogens are present in the surrounding air. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/1i7PTNl

Though Mars is a frozen desert today, scientists have shown that Mars contains evidence of ancient lakes that existed billions of years ago, which could contain evidence for ancient life and climate conditions on the red planet. Through a meta-analysis of years of satellite data that shows evidence for lakes on Mars, a geologist has proposed that scientists might have dramatically underestimated the number of ancient Martian lakes that once existed. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/1xqAIKF

Scientists have discovered three new cryptozoic (living underground) snakes hidden under graveyards and churches in remote towns in the Andes of Ecuador. The new snakes, which are small, cylindrical, and rather archaic-looking, were named in honor of institutions or people supporting the exploration and conservation of remote cloud forests in the tropics. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/0kPx2Qu

Desert isopods might not make top of the list of most-endearing animals, but these small (up to two centimeters-long) creatures, with their segmented bodies and seven pairs of legs, are actually fascinating animals and ideal to study when looking at mating preferences. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ZSV5F9h

Around three-quarters of the tree and shrub species currently grown in cities worldwide are predicted to be at risk from hotter and drier conditions by 2050 from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/JhrC5vY

A prototype N95 face mask with a sensor built into the breath valve appears to be highly sensitive to virus proteins in early-stage tests from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/ZsEqCfF

15 per cent of food currently given to livestock and farmed fish is suitable for human consumption. By replacing this with food system by-products, we could feed more people without needing more farmland from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/e8lbNsE

Infrared images of Mars taken by the James Webb Space Telescope could help us better understand its atmosphere from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/NXWbZ5e

Cilia are small hair-like organelles that extend from cells and perform many functions, including motility and signaling. Researchers have now revealed that cilia have a specialized transport hub at their base, where trains and cargos are assembled for transport throughout the cilia. Since defects in this cilia transport system can lead to e.g. cystic kidneys or blindness, the results also provide new insights into molecular basis for a variety of diseases. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/gANbylJ

In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn't take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the delta variant from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/R1Ga3AF

Achieving a lunar outpost is important not as a means of escaping our home planet, but learning better ways to thrive on it from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/LGsq9yY

A plant-based foam mixed with hot water has worked as well as glyphosate weedkiller at removing weeds from olive groves and has also been used successfully in urban areas from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/LmGWN4x

Two regions in the ventral visual cortex of the brain are selectively activated by images of food, reflecting the importance of food for human survival and culture from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/7boLMWK

Autumn leaves provide a free and easy way to make leaf mould, a useful growing medium and soil improver, says Clare Wilson from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/yoxnXgI

Researchers employed interdisciplinary approaches to show how sea anemone 'exercise' changes their developing size and shape, uncovering an intimate relationship between behavior and body development. With expertise in live imaging, computational methodology, biophysics, and genetics, the multidisciplinary team of scientists turned 2D and 3D live imaging into quantitative features to track changes in the body. They found that developing sea anemones behave like hydraulic pumps, with changes in body pressure from muscle activity and hydraulics sculpting the larval tissue. To look both deeper and faster, the researchers built a customized 3D microscope that could capture living, fast-moving developing sea anemone larvae like this one here. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/C1kaUv3

In unstable times we need to think clearly about the future. There is a lot to learn from David Christian's Future Stories: A user's guide to the future, an ambitious book with a Big History approach from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/ol9srvA

A black hole with a mass about 10 times that of the sun is thought to be the closest to Earth discovered so far. It is orbited by a star that could host planets, from which the black hole would be visible in the sky from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/NgdMP9X

Biologists have found that it's not just the size of its head and body that puts almost everything on a Burmese python's menu. They evolved super-stretchy skin between their lower jaws that allows them to consume prey up to six times larger than similar-sized snakes. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/TiOpPuI

Researchers discover simultaneous evolutionary history of gut microbes with their human hosts over hundreds of thousands of years. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2kC7Fwr

New research has been investigating the origins of tokay geckos in Hong Kong, both the wild ones and those sold in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/c9FivxE

A research team succeeds in observing the difference in structural dynamics of one-nanometer single-molecules at room temperature. The new technology can be applied to the research on the cause and treatment of untreatable diseases in the future. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/8oXlify

To improve understanding of variation of Earth's rotation in the 4th--7th centuries CE, a research team analyzed Byzantine records from this period to identify total solar eclipses around the Eastern Mediterranean. Five total eclipses with reliable information on location, timing, and totality were identified, in 346, 418, 484, 601, and 693 CE. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/V6AJziG

Diatoms are microscopic unicellular algae occurring in natural waters worldwide. During photosynthesis, they take up large quantities of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities, and convert it into biomass. The carotenoid fucoxanthin enables diatoms to efficiently harvest the blue-green part of the sunlight for photosynthesis. An international research team now discovered how the algae produce this important and widely used pigment. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/9Z5b2aD

Refreezing the poles by reducing incoming sunlight would be both feasible and remarkably cheap, according to new research. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/WxVQwft

Researchers have used detailed weather models to clearly tie increased temperatures to the historic cloudburst over Copenhagen in July of 2011. New method involving counterfactual weather forecasts could link the weather event to global warming. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/F93Sme5

Cellular structures called mitochondria depend on microproteins to assist and control the assembly of a protein chain that extracts energy from nutrients, according to a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/FArQ07n

Cercarial dermatitis is caused by the larvae of blood flukes that are parasites of birds or mammals. A new study suggests that a cercarial dermatitis outbreak in South Thailand was caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma indicum. The study offers important insights on these parasites, which, apart from being a public health issue, can also infect livestock animals, threatening the sustenance of people in the region. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/TAoLgDO

A first-of-its-kind study examining the impact of air pollution on healthy teenagers found that air pollution may trigger an irregular heart rhythm within two hours after exposure. Reducing the risk of irregular heart rhythms -- known as arrhythmias -- during adolescence may help reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death and developing heart disease in adulthood. Wearing face masks and avoiding vigorous physical activity may be warranted on high pollution days, especially during early morning hours, researchers said. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/PfUb1Tc

A compound derived from the sap of the blushwood tree was found to improve wound healing in mice and dairy calves from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/9qpNYDm

Newly discovered genetic commonalities and differences among the most prevalent types of canine soft tissue sarcomas, a common and potentially deadly tumor, could pave the way for more accurate diagnosis and better treatments in the future. Using next-generation sequencing techniques and computation approaches, a team of researchers and veterinarians examined the genetic makeup of the three most common subtypes of the tumor and identified several therapeutic targets that might form the basis of new treatments. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/na7dEZA

New research shows that taking a daily supplement may improve cognition in older adults. In the study, researchers estimated that three years of multivitamin supplementation roughly translated to a 60-percent slowing of cognitive decline (about 1.8 years). from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/RNL0F4K

Scientists explore the potential uses of integrated unmanned aerial vehicles and mobile robots for public good. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/hVcagXP

As more frequent and intense heat waves expose animals to temperatures outside of their normal limits, an international team has studied over 100 species of insect to better understand how these changes will likely affect them. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/G7lIu6i

The electricity consumption of the Ethereum cryptocurrency rivals that of some countries, but a controversial update to how it works will slash this by 99 per cent – here's the low-down on what's going on from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/s9vqZxw

Environmental scientists have developed a circular process for eliminating the risk posed by phosphoric acid plant wastewater. The process turns the environmentally toxic wastewater into clean water while recovering valuable acids. Phosphoric acid is the main ingredient in industrial fertilizers, a massive industry worldwide. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2gIDyav

New research has suggested that recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022). from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/TliyJIr

Ecosystem restoration can assist in COVID-19 recovery if it is closely integrated with socioeconomic, health and environmental policies, scientists say. The repair of ecosystems as a core public health intervention can reduce the risk of infection and play an integral role in the long-term rehabilitation from COVID-19, which has so far claimed up to 15 million lives globally through direct and indirect infection. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/TWg05xK

Astrophysicists show how and when specific particles form and offers clues to questions that have troubled scientists since the 1940s. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/arIhEHu

To combat the hazards of ice, a mechanical engineer has developed a sprayable ice-shedding material that is 100 times stronger than any others. It's been tested by Boeing under erosive rain conditions at 385 miles per hour and outperformed current state-of-the-art aerospace coating technologies. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/XomDF2I

Residents of southern Sydney, Australia have been in a long-term battle over garbage -- humans want to throw it out, and cockatoos want to eat it. The sulphur-crested cockatoos that call the area home have a knack for getting into garbage bins, and people have been using inventive devices to keep them out. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/DSC9p8U

Ribosomes, tiny structures where proteins are produced inside cells, have been made to self-replicate outside cells for the first time, which could help us understand the origins of life from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/GDo20jY

The activity of neurons has been measured in a slice of mouse tissue using a quantum diamond sensor – and it might one day enable a new type of non-invasive brain scanning from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/J5viI3X

Coral reef islands and their reefs -- found across in the Indo-Pacific -- naturally grow and shrink due to complex biological and physical processes that have yet to be fully understood. Now, climate change is disrupting them further, leading to new uncertainties for legal maritime zones and small island states. Rising sea levels, coupled with the natural variability of atoll islands and coral reefs, is creating new uncertainty in international law, with geopolitical implications. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/GOSakI1

A new kind of battery rooted in quantum effects is showing promise. No one knows if they will ever become a practical option for electric vehicles or solar-power storage. But as the world burns, potentially transformative ideas must be explored from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/QEZUOv7

Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis. Even at current levels of global heating the world is already at risk of passing five dangerous climate tipping points, and risks increase with each tenth of a degree of further warming. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/e59jg8o

If you live in Europe, north Africa or north-west Asia, you can watch Uranus pass behind the moon and emerge on the other side in a rare lunar occultation this month from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/Llygud3

Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ago and caused such climatic and biological upheaval that they drove some of the most devastating extinction events in Earth's history. Surprisingly the new research suggests a slowing of continental plate movement was the critical event that enabled magma to rise to the Earth's surface and deliver the devastating knock-on impacts. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/tYSv4Vd

Poliovirus types known to cause paralysis have now been found in wastewater samples from five counties in New York state, and genetic tests confirm community spread from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/72W1qo4

Researchers have uncovered the oldest case of surgical amputation to date in Borneo. The find presents a remarkable feat in human prehistory. The discovery describes the skeletal remains of a young adult found in a cave in Borneo, who had part of the left lower leg and left foot amputated, probably as a child, at least 31,000 years ago. The person survived the surgical procedure, living for at least another six to nine years. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/flIcP67

How animals are able to interpret natural light sources to adjust their physiology and behavior is poorly understood. Researchers have now revealed that a molecule called L-cryptochrome (L-Cry) has the biochemical properties to discriminate between different moon phases, as well as between sun- and moonlight. Their findings show that L-Cry can interpret moonlight to entrain the monthly (circalunar) clock of a marine worm to control sexual maturation and reproduction. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/qf1bz6I

The water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water. Good water quality is therefore important -- but is at significant risk due to climate change. In a model study of the Rappbode reservoir in the Harz region, a research team demonstrated how the climate-related disappearance of forests in the catchment area for Germany's largest drinking water reservoir can affect water quality. The problem of such indirect consequences of climate change is seriously underestimated, the scientists warn. Water quality is of critical importance, especially for drinking water reservoirs, as subsequent treatment in the waterworks must continually meet high standards. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/azJxUFA

Scientists have known that sex-determination in vertebrates happens in the germ cells, a body's reproductive cells, and the somatic cells, the cells that are not reproductive cells. Yet they have not fully understood the mechanisms by which it happens. To better grasp the process of the germ cell's sex determination, a research team has analyzed germ cells in chickens using RNA-sequencing to predict the mechanism that determines the sex. Their study provides insight into the mechanism of sex determination in birds. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/4CR8hXL