Search results for scientific revolution

Nanophysics Mar 26, 2024

New method to measure entropy production on the nanoscale

Entropy, the amount of molecular disorder, is produced in several systems but cannot be measured directly. An equation developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, and Heinrich Heine University ...

Social Sciences Mar 21, 2024

'How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?': Research reveals what Australian kids want to know

Every day, more children discover they are living in a climate crisis. This makes many children feel sad, anxious, angry, powerless, confused and frightened about what the future holds.

Ecology Mar 19, 2024

AI-powered system maps corals in 3D in record time

An artificial intelligence system developed at EPFL can produce 3D maps of coral reefs from camera footage in just a few minutes. It marks a major leap forward in deep-sea exploration and conservation capabilities for organizations ...

Earth Sciences Mar 18, 2024

Study highlights achievements of the scientific drilling of Songliao Basin

Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the increase in carbon dioxide emissions has consistently warmed the Earth's climate. At the current warming rate, our planet might potentially be on track toward witnessing a ...

Biotechnology Mar 13, 2024

Shrimp waste revolution: Unlocking potent antioxidants for health and sustainability

Shrimp are renowned for their high nutritional value, offering a rich source of proteins, amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins, as well as chitin and carotenoids. The increasing consumption of shrimp has ...

Earth Sciences Mar 13, 2024

Viewpoint: What the Anthropocene's critics overlook, and why it really should be a new geological epoch

Geologists on an international subcommission recently voted down a proposal to formally recognize that we have entered the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch representing the time when massive, unrelenting human impacts ...

Social Sciences Mar 6, 2024

Immigrant women suffer financially for taking maternity leave: 4 ways Canada can improve

When people talk about the "Anthropocene," they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet, from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth's temperature by burning fossil fuels.

Cell & Microbiology Feb 28, 2024

Research team uncovers universal code driving the formation of all cell membranes

Researchers at the University of Alberta have uncovered what they say has been the missing puzzle piece ever since the genetic code was first cracked.

Plasma Physics Feb 24, 2024

Scientists explain: What is inertial fusion energy?

Fusion is a natural phenomenon that provides our planet with much of its energy—generated millions of miles away in the center of our sun.

Ecology Feb 20, 2024

'The future is fungal': New research finds that fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change

Spruce, pine, fir and other trees tower across the frigid swaths of land that span North America, northern Europe and Russia in a great ring around the world. These boreal forests constitute the largest land ecosystem and ...

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