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Plants & Animals Jun 5, 2024

The emerald ash borer has arrived in British Columbia—what can be done about it?

The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a deceptively beautiful insect. As the first part of the name implies, the one-centimeter long beetles are an iridescent, metallic green. They have large, dark eyes and some might even call ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 5, 2024

Video: How AI and microscopes can help fight infection

Researchers are using AI-powered microscopy to study the bacterium Shigella, offering fresh hope in the battle against antimicrobial resistance.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 5, 2024

Key mechanism for maintaining proper telomere length identified

The length of telomeres that protect the ends of our chromosomes should be tightly regulated. Those that are too long predispose to cancer, and those that are too short lose their protective ability, resulting in telomere ...

Environment Jun 4, 2024

Australia's 'learning by doing' approach to managing large mines is failing the environment

High-profile legal disputes, such as the current case between coal giant Adani and the Queensland government, show Australia's approach to managing large mining projects is flawed.

Environment Jun 3, 2024

Centering relationships between people and place: A critical step towards improving science's contributions to society

Slowing down the pace may not be common in academia, but it could lead to better science to support our planet through the current climate, biodiversity and social justice crises. This is one approach suggested by a diverse ...

Environment Jun 3, 2024

Study shows electric vehicles can have positive impact on air quality and public health in some cities, but not all

What do Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago have in common? The answer is dense population, high traffic volume and air quality that fails to meet ozone standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Those ...

Ecology Jun 3, 2024

AI goes underwater: Transforming coral reef conservation with cutting-edge image analysis

Coral reefs, nurturing hubs of marine biodiversity, are grappling with mounting threats from environmental shifts. Traditional monitoring techniques, often laborious and invasive, are proving inadequate in the face of rapid ...

Agriculture Jun 3, 2024

Satellite mapping reveals a global bloom in greenhouse cultivation

We have long become accustomed to enjoying tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and melons year-round. In Europe, most of these imports come from Spain, where millions of tons of fruit and vegetables are grown under seas of white ...

Biotechnology Jun 3, 2024

Scientists propose zero-shot universal microscopic image AI processing method

Based on the noise model of microscopic images and the zero-sample learning theory, researchers led by Prof. Li Dong from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. Dai Qionghai's ...

Plants & Animals Jun 3, 2024

Pelicans are starving: Scientists might know why

There's a broken link in the food chain of California's brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation's most striking success stories.

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