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Plants & Animals Apr 10, 2024

West Africa's falling fish stocks: Illegal Chinese trawlers, climate change and artisanal fishing fleets to blame

Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the west African coast have declined significantly over the past three decades.

Environment Apr 9, 2024

Climate pledges of big firms 'critically insufficient': Report

From carmakers to fast fashion, dozens of major international companies are failing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions at the pace required to slow climate change, a report said Tuesday.

Condensed Matter Apr 8, 2024

Magnetic levitation: New material offers potential for unlocking gravity-free technology

Researchers at the Quantum Machines Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) are studying levitating materials—substances that can remain suspended in a stable position without any physical contact ...

Environment Apr 8, 2024

New study suggests we're likely underestimating the future impact of PFAS in the environment

Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances—commonly known as PFAS—are a group of over 14,000 human-made chemicals that have been popular since the 1950s for their diverse skills in resisting heat, water, grease and stains.

Astronomy Apr 5, 2024

NASA's NEOWISE extends legacy with decade of near-Earth object data

As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make new discoveries.

Astrobiology Apr 4, 2024

Why there may be oceans inside dwarf planets beyond Pluto—and what this means for the likely abundance of life

Earth was long thought to be the only planet in our solar system with an ocean, but it is beginning to look as though there are underground oceans inside even the most surprising icy bodies.

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

A natural history of the Red Sea and the uncertain future of its corals

Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They'd flown into the local airport from Guam, the United States, Portugal, Spain and Japan, and they'd soon rendezvous with ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 3, 2024

Scientists further our understanding of how foodborne bacteria can survive in food preparation environments

Scientists from the Quadram Institute and the UK Health Security Agency have discovered that bacterial populations remain stable on the factory floor despite cleaning efforts in ready-to-eat food production facilities.

Astronomy Apr 1, 2024

JWST observations explore molecular outflows of a nearby merging galaxy

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a nearby merging galaxy known as NGC 3256. Results of the observational campaign, presented March 21 on the pre-print server arXiv, ...

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 30, 2024

Food scientists show rice malt has potential to play a bigger role in beer

Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it.

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