Nanosponge filters out herbicide poisons
(Phys.org)—New research has demonstrated the potential of a new kind of nanomaterial to filter out environmental toxins in water.
Nanomaterials
Jan 21, 2013
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Young Americans less likely to drive
(AP) -- Driving is becoming so last century. Since the end of World War II, getting a driver's license has been a rite of passage for teens, but that's less and less the case. The share of people in their teens, 20s and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2012
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New research questions hydroelectric emissions
Scientists have found that some reservoirs formed by hydroelectric dams emit more greenhouse gases than expected, potentially upsetting the climate-friendly balance of hydroelectric power.
Environment
Oct 11, 2010
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Rays provide power for an electric generator
Scientists from the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center in Japan removed the electric organ from a torpedo and chemically stimulated the organ by injecting a solution of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine though a syringe. ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 31, 2016
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Deep-sea vent animals not as isolated as they seem
(Phys.org) —Miles below the ocean surface, diverse ecosystems flourish at hydrothermal vents. Without sunlight, animals live off of bacteria that thrive on chemicals billowing out of the Earth's crust. These strange communities ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2013
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China pollution anger spills into state media (Update 3)
Public anger in China at dangerous levels of air pollution, which blanketed Beijing in acrid smog, spread Monday as state media queried official transparency and the nation's breakneck development.
Environment
Jan 14, 2013
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Scientists engineer plants to speak in color as environmental sensors for dangerous chemicals
What if your house plant could tell you your water isn't safe? Scientists are closer to realizing this vision, having successfully engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned, toxic pesticide.
Biochemistry
Oct 23, 2023
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Study: Large, old trees in decline
(Phys.org)—The largest living organisms on the planet, the big, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are dying. A report by three of the world's leading ecologists in today's issue of the ...
Environment
Dec 6, 2012
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'Resource-driven' selection identified as a purifying selective force connected to environmental nutrient availability
A pair of researchers at Rockefeller University has identified "resource-driven" selection as a purifying selective force that can be connected to environmental nutrient availability. In their paper published in the journal ...
Flexible throughout life by varying numbers of chromosome copies
Baker's yeast is a popular test organism in biology. Yeasts are able to duplicate single chromosomes reversibly and thereby adapt flexibly to environmental conditions. Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2013
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