NASA’s Artemis program goal of establishing a human presence on Earth’s moon is closer than ever to becoming a reality within the next few decades. But today’s starry-eyed dreamers are reckoning with the gritty reality of building a permanent base on an airless, dusty, radiation-blasted rock thousands of miles from home. How hard can it…
Research led by the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Ohio University has found evidence of hominin activity at a Romanian fossil site dating to at least 1.95 million years ago. This discovery pushes back the known date of European hominins by half a million years and establishes Grăunceanu as the oldest confirmed European evidence…
A team of research scientists led by US Food and Drug Administration chemist Timothy Duncan has found evidence of silver nanoparticles embedded in packaging used as an antimicrobial agent seeping into the dry food it is meant to protect. In their paper published in the journal ACS Food Science & Technology, the group describes how…
Do you find yourself tossing away the crusts of your bread? You’re not alone, but the scale of bread waste is staggering. Around 10% of the 185 million tons of bread baked worldwide each year is wasted. While some of this waste occurs at home, much of it comes from supermarkets and commercial bakers. Do you…
The 2021 Suez Canal blockage resulted in a loss of nearly $89 million for the shipping company Maersk Line. This is revealed in a new study conducted by a European research team in collaboration with the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. The methodology can also be used to analyze…
Winter is not coming; it’s here. Snow-covered football fields in Philadelphia and Buffalo last weekend were the result of a month full of winter storms across the country, and more of the same could be coming this week, particularly across the South. Winter is not coming; it’s here. Snow-covered football fields in Philadelphia and Buffalo last…
From dust-like orchid seeds to the massive double coconuts, the variation in seed size is one of nature’s most striking features. Large seeds, such as those from oak trees, contain a wealth of resources essential for starting their growth. However, this abundance also makes them appealing targets for animals looking for a convenient snack. But…
Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction. Keeping track of what’s left is vital to conserving biodiversity. Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction. Keeping track…
Incarcerated people in Colorado are exposed to climate-related extreme heat and cold, plus flooding and wildfires. Because they’re unable to escape these hazards, their health suffers and some die. Incarcerated people in Colorado are exposed to climate-related extreme heat and cold, plus flooding and wildfires. Because they’re unable to escape these hazards, their health suffers and…
In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi—meaning “plug the hole”—which had cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke out” a shadow workforce. In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners…