Mongolians fight plastic pollution in vast steppe

Mongolians fight plastic pollution in vast steppe

Mongolian herder Purev Batmunkh sighs as he picks through waste strewn across a field—the refuse of an unsightly and deadly waste pollution problem affecting swathes of the steppe. Mongolian herder Purev Batmunkh sighs as he picks through waste strewn across a field—the refuse of an unsightly and deadly waste pollution problem affecting swathes of the steppe. Environment Phys.org…

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The green transition will make things worse for the Indigenous world

The green transition will deepen entrenched socioeconomic barriers for Indigenous peoples — unless Western forms of science and ongoing settler colonialism are addressed by researchers. That’s according to a new study out this month focused on the use, and abuse, of Indigenous knowledge to solve climate change. Despite disenfranchisement, researchers added, Indigenous nations remain the…

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Fossil of Cambrian Long-Headed Chordate Unearthed in Utah

Fossil of Cambrian Long-Headed Chordate Unearthed in Utah

Characterized by a finless torpedo-shaped body, Nuucichthys rhynchocephalus is the first soft-bodied vertebrate known from the American Great Basin. The post Fossil of Cambrian Long-Headed Chordate Unearthed in Utah appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.  Characterized by a finless torpedo-shaped body, Nuucichthys rhynchocephalus is the first soft-bodied vertebrate known from the American Great Basin….

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Researchers explore interplay between high-affinity DNA and carbon nanotubes

Researchers explore interplay between high-affinity DNA and carbon nanotubes

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have emerged as promising candidates for applications in biotechnology and nanoelectronics due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties. Despite their potential, challenges like insolubility and toxicity have hindered their widespread use. Prior studies have investigated diverse strategies to functionalize and modify the surfaces of SWCNTs to overcome these challenges. Single-walled carbon…

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Protecting your pig from diamond skin disease

Protecting your pig from diamond skin disease

Everybody wants to find a diamond in the rough, but no one wants their pig to develop diamond skin disease—an infection that can cause pain and discomfort and may lead to death if left untreated. Everybody wants to find a diamond in the rough, but no one wants their pig to develop diamond skin disease—an infection…

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