Production has yet to begin, but TotalEnergies’ controversial East African oil project is already taking a dire environmental toll in Uganda’s largest national parks, a leading conservationist group said Friday. Production has yet to begin, but TotalEnergies’ controversial East African oil project is already taking a dire environmental toll in Uganda’s largest national parks, a leading…
On a warm spring day in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a thick blanket of gray smog covers the city. The surrounding Khun Tan mountains are obscured by a dense haze, and residents are urged to stay indoors. Outside of an unassuming government building on the outskirts of the city, dozens line up for N-95 masks being…
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth’s earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already flourishing. An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth’s earliest ecosystem, showing that within…
From LEDs to batteries, our lives are full of electronics, and there is a constant push to make them more efficient and reliable. But as components become increasingly sophisticated, getting reliable temperature measurements of specific elements inside an object can be a challenge. From LEDs to batteries, our lives are full of electronics, and there is…
While the COVID-19 vaccines introduced many people to RNA-based medicines, RNA oligonucleotides have already been on the market for years to treat diseases like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and amyloidosis. RNA therapies offer many advantages over traditional small molecule drugs, including their ability to address almost any genetic component within cells and to guide gene editing…
Methane, a strong greenhouse gas that naturally escapes from the bottom of the North Sea, is affected by the pressure of high or low tide. Methane emissions from the sea floor can be just easily three times as much or as little, depending on the tide. This is shown by NIOZ oceanographer Tim de Groot,…
Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience by an international team of limnologists and climate modelers reveals that if current anthropogenic warming continues until the end of this century, lakes worldwide will likely experience pervasive and unprecedented surface and…
All life on Earth can trace its origin to LUCA, the last universal common ancestor – and now it seems this organism may have lived a few hundred million years after the planet formed All life on Earth can trace its origin to LUCA, the last universal common ancestor – and now it seems this organism…
For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar explosions. For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar explosions. Space and Astronomy, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, X-Rays, Stars and Galaxies, Telescopes and Observatories, National Aeronautics and Space…
When astronauts go on a spacewalk, their urine is collected by what is essentially a large diaper before being thrown away, and they have less than a litre of drinking water available – but a new kind of spacesuit could solve both issues When astronauts go on a spacewalk, their urine is collected by what is…