Engineered light to improve health, food
intentionally controlled light can help regulate human health and productivity by eliciting various hormonal responses. Tailored LED wavelengths and intensities also can efficiently stimulate...
Nepal earthquake: Waiting for the complete rupture
Nepal was struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 in 2015, but the country may still face the threat of much stronger...
Jellyfish map could be the future to protecting UK waters and fish
Researchers have developed a map of chemicals found in jellyfish caught across 1 million square kilometers of UK waters. The same chemicals are found...
Risk of infection from water in the air at home
Researchers have developed a more detailed framework for understanding and managing the risk of transmitting a bacterial disease via water spray from sinks, showers...
Climate change: How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting global warming?
If CO2 emissions do not fall fast enough, then CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming. Not only...
The pace at which the world’s permafrost soils are warming
Global warming is leaving more and more apparent scars in the world's permafrost regions. As the new global comparative study conducted by the international...
Right green for crop, environment, wallet
Researchers found an efficient approach to managing nitrogen in agriculture and reducing its environmental impact. It's all about being green.
High pesticide exposure among farmers linked to poor sense of smell later
A new study has shown an association between unusually high pesticide exposure and poor sense of smell among aging farmers.
Ocean giant gets a health check: Combination blood, tissue test reveals whale shark diets
Whale sharks, the world's largest fish, likely endure periods of starvation and may eat more plants than previously thought, according to the first results...
Poisons or medicines? Cyanobacteria toxins protect tiny lake dwellers from parasites
The cyanobacteria blooms that plague western Lake Erie each summer are both an unsightly nuisance and a potential public health hazard, producing liver toxins...
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