Warming waters and nutrient overload: A dangerous combination threatening our rivers and lakes
Warming water temperatures and increased nutrient levels are putting freshwater ecosystems at serious risk, new research has revealed.
Warming water temperatures and increased nutrient levels are putting freshwater ecosystems at serious risk, new research has revealed.
Ecology
Aug 15, 2024
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Corn, a staple food crop consumed by billions of people and animals worldwide, is frequently contaminated by the fungal toxin aflatoxin B1, a highly potent carcinogen produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus.
Biotechnology
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Companies like to act "green" by publishing thick environmental sustainability reports replete with photography of pristine landscapes, but precious few of them keep their promises. Finance professor Markus Leippold is using ...
Environment
Aug 15, 2024
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Hong Kong on Thursday announced the birth of a set of giant panda twins, the first cubs to be born in the city.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2024
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Imagine a two-dimensional flatland, instead of our three-dimensional world, where the rules of physics are turned on their head and particles like electrons defy expectations to reveal new secrets. That's exactly what a team ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 15, 2024
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Education experts Professor E Jayne White and Dr. Ngaroma Williams (Te Arawa | Ngāti Raukawa ki Wharepūhunga|Ngāti Awa) from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), with a wider team of researchers, ...
Education
Aug 15, 2024
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For the past century since their discovery, superconductors and their mysterious atomic properties have left researchers in awe. These special materials allow electricity to flow through them without any energy loss. They ...
Superconductivity
Aug 15, 2024
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For world touring pop and rock stars, using private jet planes can seem part of the job description.
Environment
Aug 15, 2024
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Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), a type of bacteria which often affects people who have taken antibiotics, is responsible for approximately 2,000 deaths annually in the UK.
Evolution
Aug 15, 2024
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A mathematical framework that builds on the economic theory of hidden-action models provides insight into how the unobservable nature of effort and risk shapes investigators' research strategies and the incentive structures ...
Economics & Business
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