Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today by international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) reveals ...
Ecology
Jan 27, 2020
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Researchers from King's have carried out the first study of microplastics in the atmosphere in London to determine what people within the city might be exposed to and where this comes from.
Environment
Dec 31, 2019
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A team of researchers from China and Canada has found that liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) used in LCDs could potentially be persistent and bioaccumulative. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Longevity genes that helped humans survive ancient airborne toxins may be the same genes that make humans resilient to pollution from fossil fuels and cigarette smoke today, according to a study published in the December ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 25, 2019
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Majorities of Americans say the federal government is doing too little for key aspects of the environment. And most believe the U.S. should focus on development of alternative sources of energy over expansion of fossil fuels, ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2019
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Next time you visit your hairdresser spare a thought for the pigeons.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2019
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Through early adulthood, exposure to new experiences—like learning to drive a car or memorizing information for an exam—triggers change in the human brain, re-wiring neural pathways to imprint memories and modify behavior. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2019
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Antibiotic resistance has become a global health problem due to decades of misuse of these drugs in both human and veterinary medicine. Nowadays, the prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in humans, domestic animals ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2019
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The dead are never really gone. In archaeology and the forensic sciences, that's quite literally true. Though people tend to think that mortal remains quickly turn to nothing, in reality, the human body is very resilient ...
Archaeology
Nov 6, 2019
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What are the differences between life in a walled urban apartment versus in a jungle hut that's open to nature?
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 4, 2019
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