Eating the right insects can provide nutrition, and might be good for the planet
The notion of biting into a bug or chewing on a cricket might make some people a bit squeamish.
Ecology
Oct 22, 2021
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Who let the dogs out? Mystery disappearance grips Spain volcano isle
For days, Spain was gripped by the drama of four hungry dogs trapped by an erupting volcano as daring plans were made to rescue them by drone.
Other
Oct 22, 2021
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Metal-organic frameworks with covalently bound metal N-heterocyclic carbenes for catalysis
This study is led by Dr. Rong Cao (State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr. Yuan−Biao Huang (State Key Laboratory of Structural ...
Materials Science
Oct 22, 2021
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The supply chain crisis has a silver lining: Container ships should be decarbonised faster
Several months ago, I warned that the crisis in container ships could jeopardize Christmas by leaving retailers without enough goods on their shelves. Since then, there have been similar fears all over the media, not only ...
Economics & Business
Oct 22, 2021
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Data suggests oil giants are not looking very hard to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint
A small team of environmentalists from the London School of Economics and the Political Science Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has published a Policy Forum piece in the journal Science highlighting ...
Making stretchable and self-healable hydrogel artificial skin possible
Prof. Yi Cao (Department of physics, Nanjing University) and Prof. Wei Wang (Department of physics, Nanjing University) propose a single-layer hydrogel artificial skin, termed 'SHARK', that combines high stretchability, self-healing ...
Materials Science
Oct 22, 2021
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Stronger than spider silk: Bagworm silk enables strong conducting fibers
Think spider silk is strong? Recent work has shown that bagworm silk is superior to spider silk in both strength and flexibility. Building on these findings, a research team at the University of Tsukuba, led by Professor ...
Polymers
Oct 22, 2021
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A multi-enzyme platform for sequence-unlimited traceless protein synthesis
A multi-enzyme platform is developed for sequence-unconstrained traceless protein synthesis and modification with either synthetic peptides or recombinant proteins, according to a new study out of Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Biochemistry
Oct 22, 2021
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Why was there a super sandstorm in North China this year?
Severe sandstorms reoccurred in the spring of 2021 after absence for more than 10 years in North China. During 14-17 March, the severe sandstorm weather affected a board region of more than 3.8 million square kilometers. ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2021
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The introduction of perennial plants among rainfed almond trees helps to mitigate climate change
Agriculture and the change in soil use produce 23% of the total emissions of greenhouse gasses of anthropogenic origin. Moreover, the expansion and intensification of agriculture are considered determining factors in soil ...
Ecology
Oct 22, 2021
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