Trace metals are crucial for the growth of all living organisms. Understanding the role of these trace metals on metabolism is essential for maintaining a stable state of the organism. Additionally, human beings are also facing constant exposure to various harmful heavy metals due to various types of pollution. Collectively, these aspects have led to…

Globally, tropical rain forests are among the most species-rich habitats and are therefore often prioritized in conservation efforts. A team of scientists from Vietnam and Germany now show that the diversity of ground-dwelling mammals and birds in Nui Chua National Park (Vietnam) is highest in semi-dry forest, the transitional habitat where dry and wet evergreen…

The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a “convection jump,” known as the abrupt enhancement of convective activity (precipitation) over the northeast of the Philippines in late July. The intrusion of cyclonic unstable airmass (high-potential-vorticity (PV) airmass) from the upper-tropospheric mid-latitude modulates the convective activity…

A new study shows biochar to be far more effective at long-term carbon storage than previously thought. The study reveals critical flaws in the models used by the IPCC and European climate policymakers. A new study shows biochar to be far more effective at long-term carbon storage than previously thought. The study reveals critical flaws in…

The Anthropocene is a relatively recent term, coined to define the epoch in which human activity is increasingly dictating environmental and biological change on Earth as previous periods driven by natural occurrences did in pre-history; during the Pleistocene, for instance. Technically, the current epoch is the Holocene, but human activity has altered the world so…

Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure. Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure. Nanophysics…

Maine’s lobster fishery—one that supports thousands of jobs statewide—is extensively monitored. Management efforts are informed by biological monitoring surveys observing changes in abundance and distribution of the lobster population, and dealer and harvester reporting from the industry. Yet these statistics don’t tell the whole story of an industry shaken by supply and market disruptions and…

From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the comet made its closest pass to the sun, or perihelion, on Jan. 13, soaring a mere 8 million miles (or 9% of the average…

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the lower mantle, according to a study appearing in The Seismic Record. The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015,…