An international team of scientists, coordinated by Professor Stephen Euston at Heriot-Watt University, has been tackling sustainability issues in everyday items like foods, pharmaceuticals, and beauty products. They have ...
Biochemistry
May 7, 2021
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A new study from McGill University suggests that some Icelandic killer whales have very high concentrations of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in their blubber. But it seems that other orcas from the same population have ...
Ecology
May 7, 2021
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With lockdown easing it is a dilemma many of us are facing: should we choose to go to the best place to eat out, or the nearest place that is good enough?
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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Honeybees have a complex communication system. Between buzzes and body movements, they can direct hive mates to food sources, signal danger, and prepare for swarming—all indicators of colony health. And now, researchers ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2021
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was estimated that 85% of people living in Nairobi's informal settlements were food insecure. This means they could not afford to pay for sufficient quantities of food. Food insecurity was ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2021
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Pollinators serve a great purpose in helping pollinate plants and vegetables alike during many months of the year. Although wildflowers returned post-freeze, and many plants are beginning to show life again, most flowering ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2021
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This could be where the rubber truly hits the road.
Nanomaterials
Mar 29, 2021
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More than a quarter of secondary-age pupils in Wales were spending three days or less on school tasks during the first lockdown, research has shown.
Education
Mar 18, 2021
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An international team of scientists with Fridgeir Grímsson from the University of Vienna has found a previously unknown fossil fly species in old lake sediments of the Messel Pit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany. ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2021
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Marine biologists have been able to visualize for the first time how tropical sponges and their symbiotic bacteria work together to consume and recycle organic food. The research led by Meggie Hudspith and Jasper de Goeij ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2021
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