New fish kills: Can we stop them?
The recent rains across NSW have brought much needed relief.
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2020
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Sticky tape: A key ingredient for mapping artifact origins
Researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science in Japan have demonstrated that combining a highly sensitive sulfur analysis technique with simple sulfur-free tape is an effective and harmless way to ...
Archaeology
Mar 9, 2020
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All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries with high capacity and long life
Prof. Atsunori Matsuda, Prof. Hiroyuki Muto, Assistant Prof. Kazuhiro Hikima, Assistant Prof. Nguyen Huu Huy Phuc, Researcher Reiko Matsuda, and Mr. Takaki Maeda (Master Program) at the Department of Electrical and Electronic ...
Materials Science
Mar 5, 2020
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Organic molecules discovered by Curiosity Rover consistent with early life on Mars: study
Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil and oddly enough, in white truffles, the mushroom beloved by epicureans and wild pigs.
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2020
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The secondhand smoke you're breathing may have come from another state
Scientists estimate that each year in the U.S., outdoor air pollution shortens the lives of about 100,000 people by one to two decades.
Environment
Feb 13, 2020
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Half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions
More than half of all air-quality-related early deaths in the United States are a result of emissions originating outside of the state in which those deaths occur, MIT researchers report in the journal Nature.
Environment
Feb 12, 2020
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How plants in the cabbage family look inward when sulfur is scarce
New research from Kyushu University in Japan provides a better understanding of how chemicals thought to impart unique health benefits to plants in the cabbage family are broken down to promote growth in conditions lacking ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2020
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Researchers discover new cellular mechanism related to aging and chronic illnesses
A Montana State University biotechnology researcher was part of an international team that recently discovered an internal mechanism which may protect human cells from oxidative damage. The discovery could lead to strides ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2020
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Measuring sulfur with satellites
Seagoing vessels may emit fewer and fewer harmful substances, but how do you measure whether they comply with the standards? The Dutch Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) and the universities of Leiden and Wageningen ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2020
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Fertilizer sourced from sewage sludge
Germany's new Waste and Sewage Sludge Ordinance requires large sewage treatment plants to recover phosphates from sewage sludge or ashes as of 2032. Conventional recovery technologies are costly and chemical-laden. A new ...
Environment
Jan 3, 2020
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