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Earth Sciences Aug 5, 2024

Greenland fossil discovery stuns scientists and confirms that center of ice sheet melted in recent past

The story of Greenland keeps getting greener—and scarier. A new study provides the first direct evidence that the center—not just the edges—of Greenland's ice sheet melted away in the recent geological past and the ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 5, 2024

Engineers develop general, high-speed technology to model, understand catalytic reactions

Researchers have been studying the industrial production of ammonia for a century. But they've struggled to find ways to improve the low-yield, low-efficiency process.

Plants & Animals Aug 5, 2024

Wheat waste: A phosphorus crisis?

Experiments published in Food and Energy Security by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and Royal Botanic Gardens suggest that we are globally wasting huge amounts of phosphorus.

Ecology Aug 5, 2024

Scientists reveal strategically applied livestock grazing can benefit sagebrush communities

While a cow grazing in a field isn't typically remarkable, United States Department of Agriculture scientists have identified potential ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities ...

Social Sciences Aug 5, 2024

Riots in the UK: Online propagandists know how to work their audiences—this is what we are missing

The frightening scenes of far-right extremists clashing with police and even rioting in British towns and cities in recent days have many wondering how to stop the spread of the propaganda that encourages racism, violence ...

Ecology Aug 5, 2024

More than half of NSW's forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks

Since European colonization, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts ...

Biotechnology Aug 5, 2024

Researchers develop AI-assisted tomato plant monitoring system

Real-time monitoring of tomato plants in plant factories is necessary to identify and classify diseases at the early stages to prevent possible outbreaks. The proposed DeepD381v4plus network exhibits higher class-wise accuracy, ...

General Physics Aug 5, 2024

'Laser view' into the avocado: New method reveals cell interior

Checking whether an avocado is hard or soft by looking at it? This would require recognizing how the plant cells behave behind the skin. The same applies to all other cells on our planet: Despite more than 100 years of intensive ...

Environment Aug 5, 2024

Scientists and climate change: Extreme concern and high level of engagement

Scientists from across academic disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many of them have already changed their own lifestyles or engaged in advocacy and protest, with even more being willing to do so in ...

Environment Aug 5, 2024

Toxic flooding vulnerability mapping and nature-based solutions

Galveston Bay and Houston areas are no strangers to flooding. Floodwaters from any number of sources often bring massive threats to life, infrastructure and property. They can also carry hidden dangers in the form of toxic ...

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