Stockton’s McLeod Lake is looking pretty in pink this week. The splash of color is part of a study being conducted by the California Department of Water Resources, which is dumping pinkish dye into the water to figure out why the lake has become a hot spot for harmful algae. Hazardous algal blooms, which can … Read more
Overview and applications of the RENAISSANCE framework. Credit: Subham Choudhury et al Understanding how cells process nutrients and produce energy—collectively known as metabolism—is essential in biology. Modern biology generates large datasets on various cellular activities, but integrating and analyzing the vast amounts of data on cellular processes to determine metabolic states is a complex task. … Read more
Close-up view of the submerged stone bridge from Genovesa Cave, Mallorca, Spain. Credit: R. Landreth A new study led by the University of South Florida has shed light on the human colonization of the western Mediterranean, revealing that humans settled there much earlier than previously believed. This research, detailed in a recent issue of the … Read more
U.S. rates of intimate partner homicide involving female victims did not significantly change from 2018 to 2021, according to research published in the Aug. 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Adam Rowh, M.D., and Shane Jack, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, analyzed changes in … Read more
An endangered Australian Green and Golden Bell frog hides between bricks inside a small sauna that protects it from the deadly chytrid fungus. Hundreds of endangered Australian Green and Golden Bell frogs huddle inside a sauna, shielded from Sydney’s winter chill. The sauna -– a small greenhouse containing black-painted bricks warmed by the sun—may be … Read more
Samples of Prato cheese produced with the three strains of Lactobacillus studied at ITAL. Credit: Cristian Mauricio Barreto and Leila Spadoti/ITAL Research conducted at the Center for Dairy Technology (Tecnolat) in Campinas, São Paulo state, Brazil, has identified lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that have probiotic properties and are beneficial to human health in samples of … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Wildfires can damage crops, even if flames come nowhere near the plants. One outcome can be an unpleasant flavor and smell of wine that is made from grapes exposed to smoke. But researchers report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that they have developed a way to lessen this … Read more
Credit: Chen Xueshun A recent study led by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences sheds new light on how human activities have altered the composition of the atmosphere over time, particularly focusing on secondary organic aerosols (SOA). These aerosols play a significant role in air quality and climate change, making … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Households in low-income areas face significantly higher increases in petrol prices when rival fuel stations close compared to high-income areas, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). At the same time, low-income areas do not benefit from a higher drop in prices when new stations open. … Read more
Plasmon-assisted electrocatalysis provides a powerful strategy in efficient conversion of solar energy to chemical energy by combining solar light with an electrochemical bias on the plasmonic metal nanostructures. Herein, the plasmon excitation on Cu photoelectrode generated photoelectric and photothermal effects, both of which concertedly promoted the rate-determining NH3 desorption, inhibited the poison of Cu surfaces, … Read more
