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Graphical Abstract. Credit: Environmental and Experimental Botany (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105713 Researchers from the University Grenoble Alpes (UGA), France, together with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron located in Grenoble, France, used ESRF’s bright X-rays to unveil how cacao trees protect themselves from toxic metal cadmium. This knowledge is relevant as new EU regulations restrict cadmium concentration … Read more

Livestock presence – Eurostat NUTS2 level. Credit: Environmental Impact Assessment Review (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107456 Agricultural activities and livestock farming are key contributors to the concentrations of hazardous pollutants for health and the environment in the atmosphere, but the potential action in these sectors is often overlooked in public debate. The recent pollution alarm in Northern … Read more

Find out how your city compares to others around the world by checking out the map of global mobility patterns based on the data: https://vis.csh.ac.at/citiesmoving/. Credit: CSH What is the extent of car dependency around the world? Why should the best places to live be car-free? What are the best public transportation cities? A new … Read more

Credit: AI-generated image The myth of elephant graveyards has pervaded popular culture, and recent observations of buried Asian elephant calves may finally give that legend some credence. In the research published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, two scientists describe five instances where elephant calves have been found buried in a legs-upright position within irrigation … Read more

A neuron grown in a micro gel infected with HSV-1 that expresses a yellow fluorescent protein. Credit: Matthew Taylor A team of scientists from Montana State University recently published unique research examining how individual cells respond to viral infection. The work used state-of-the-art technology to culture cells and track infection in real time; it is … Read more

Visitors hold their hands out to receive the sun’s energy as they celebrate the Spring equinox atop the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Spring gets its official start Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the Northern Hemisphere. On the equinoxes, the Earth’s axis and orbit line up so both hemispheres … Read more

Graphic on methane’s contribution to global warming, emissions by sector and increase in concentration in the atmosphere since 1984. Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2. But other powerful heat-trapping emissions—of methane—will be in the crosshairs at a global forum in Geneva this week. Methane—which is potent but relatively short-lived—is … Read more

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta provides food and livelihoods for tens of millions of people. Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported Sunday, citing new research. The damage would likely center on the Mekong Delta region, known as “Vietnam’s rice bowl” because it provides … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Primatologist Frans de Waal, whose study of chimpanzees and apes helped reveal the reconciliatory and empathic nature of primates—including humans—has died at age 75, said the university where he worked for decades. De Waal, who won multiple awards over his long career, wrote several popular books and in 2007 made Time … Read more

Chicatana ants have a nutty, fatty flavor and are commonly consumed in parts of Mexico to add texture and flavor to dishes and sauces. Credit: Changqi Liu Insects are typically unwelcome visitors to a picnic, but they could be a flavorful, nutritious and sustainable addition to the menu. Eating insects is common in some parts … Read more