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Fish commonly eaten among major undersea engineers, according to research
Atlantic cod. Credit: Alex Mustard Many of the fish we eat play an important role in maintaining the seabed. Convex seascape research scientists evaluated the role of fish in biological patrols (sedge cries and reprocessing) in shallow British seas. Their paper, published in the Journal Marine Environmental Research, is entitled “Fish Functional Evaluation as Bioter Bacter and Vulnerability to Local…
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Today’s crocodile ancestors survived two major extinction events. Research reveals the secrets of their longevity
Approximately 215 million years ago, the terrestrial crocodile morph Hemiprotostuchvae in northwestern Argentina prepare to devour the relative chariminiam staroids of early mammals. Credit: Jorge Gonzalez Most people consider crocodiles to be living fossils. It is an inbearable prehistoric relic that has dominated the world’s wettest horns for millions of years. But their evolutionary history tells a different story, according…
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Environment
Solutions are a major part of the environmental reporting of alternative media, but require consistent support, research says
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s no avoidance of that. Complying with the challenges of the global environment can be a tough experience. Climate change, floods, wildfires and the collapse of biodiversity are enough to completely turn many readers out of the news. To counter this ruthless tide of negativity, some journalists engage in a practice called solution journalism. This approach…
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Chemistry
Creating groundbreaking light-driven major drug compounds from researchers
Credit: Chem (2025). doi: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102488 Researchers from Indiana University and Wuhan University in China have announced a groundbreaking chemical process that can streamline the development of pharmaceutical compounds, chemical building blocks that affect drug interactions with the body. Their research published in Chem describes a novel light-driven reaction that efficiently produces tetrahydroisoquinoline, a group of chemicals that play an important…
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Biology
Pesticides can contribute to the major problems with certain weeds
Researchers say the findings could help growers develop management plans for their field. Credit: Waldemar/Unsplash. A study led by researchers in Pennsylvania found that pesticides may help growers who want to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they may also contribute to more weeds. This study was published in the PEERJ Journal – compared to using an integrated pest…
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Nanotechnology
Embedded biosensors increase major longevity with coating technology that inhibits biofusion
Schematic of BSA/PRGOX/GNP/G nanocomposite synthesis, sonication of purified BSA and PRGOX, BSA thermal denaturation, centrifugation and supernatant collection, addition of antibiotics and applicators, addition to supernatants, drop casting to indoor gold-submersible submarines. Credit: Biosensor (2025). doi: 10.3390/bios15030171 Wearable, implantable biosensors that can accurately detect biological molecules in non-invasive or invasive ways have great potential to monitor patients’ physiology and response…
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Environment
The Earth is already shooting through 1.5°C global warming restrictions, two major studies show
Global average temperature data from six organizations show that 2024 was the hottest year in the world on record, and was the first violation of the 1.5°C mark. Credit: WMO The Earth is above the 1.5°C threshold for global warming, according to two major global studies that are likely to have entered a scary new phase. Under the Paris Landmarks…
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Environment
The first major chunks break away from the world’s largest iceberg
The world’s largest iceberg was almost intact because it drifted through the sea, but scientists have now disconnected 19 km (12 miles). Scientists told AFP on Friday. More than twice the size of London, the giant iceberg, which weighs nearly 1 trillion tons, has been almost the same since it began to move north slowly in 2020. It drifts toward…
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Aerial observations identify major sources of U.S. landfill methane emissions
An example image of a landfill site where methane is emitted from the working face. Credit: Environmental Science and Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c07572 Through tests from aircraft, the research team found that landfill faces tend to be the largest source of methane emissions in U.S. landfills. Their findings are published in the journal Environment Science and Technology. The researchers are…
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Nanotechnology
Nanoparticle-mediated gene therapy addresses a major cause of stillbirth and premature birth in guinea pig models
Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and ferrets have been taken to veterinary hospitals with heat stroke. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Billions of people living on Earth owe their lives to the temporary organs that supported and nourished them in their mothers’ wombs. The placenta, or afterbirth, is considered sacred in some cultures, and its vital role in pregnancy has been…
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