Box-and-whisker plot of NO3−, Cl−, Na+, NH4+, K+ concentrations as well as δ18O–NO3– and δ15N–NO3– values of the sake from each brewery (sake breweries A to K). Credit: LWT (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2024.115963 The demand for sake, a Japanese alcoholic drink, has increased globally. However, the rise in the popularity of sake has the potential for … Read more
A steelhead trout caught in the Gulf of Alaska in 1990 aboard the fishing vessel W.E. Ricker is prepared for release after being tagged by researchers. Credit: Skip McKinnell A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the North … Read more
A firefighter battles flames during the September 2012 Shockey wildland fire near San Diego. Credit: Dept. of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate. Fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) are becoming more common around the globe, a trend that is likely to continue for at least the next two decades, new research finds. … Read more
Credit: EMBO Molecular Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00064-8 A recent study from the lab of Tanya Kalin, MD, Ph.D., professor of Child Health and Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix, has shown potential to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients suffering from lung cancers. “We have identified the novel protein FOXF1 that stabilizes … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research led by the University of Oxford has found that perceptions of globally shared life experiences and globally shared biology can strengthen psychological bonding with humanity at large, which can motivate prosocial action on a global scale and help to tackle global problems. The findings have been published today in … Read more
CO2 venting from the seabed at volcanic vent sites in Papua New Guinea. Credit: Emma Ransome / Imperial College London A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem health. The study, published today in Microbiome, looked at coral reefs … Read more
Figure shows that wildfires are much more responsive to the fertilizer effect of CO2 than to the greenhouse gas alone without considering this effect. Credit: James Gomez/UCR By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires, according to a UC Riverside study. … Read more
Bird migration is coming your way! This map shows the peak migration date across zones in the United States. Turning out lights and making glass safer February 15–June 15 will prevent collisions throughout spring migration. Credit: BirdCast Spring bird migration has begun. Under cover of darkness, 2.5–3.5 billion birds will fly northward to their breeding … Read more
Lithium niobate (LN) powers a newly developed optical metasurface for shaping and guiding light waves. Leveraging the electro-optical effect of lithium niobate, the device applies different electric signals to electrodes to shape any wavefront, in reconfigurable arbitrary polarization states. Credit: Advanced Photonics (2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.6.1.016005 Over the past decade, metasurfaces deploying two-dimensional artificial nanostructures have … Read more
Schematic diagram illustrating the application of high-throughput sequencing for evolutionary genomics, promoting germplasm innovation and effective breeding in neo- and paleo-polyploid vegetables with cucumber as an example. Credit: Vegetable Research (2024). DOI: 10.48130/vegres-0024-0005 A research team has elucidated the role of polyploidy in the evolution and breeding of vegetable crops, leveraging advanced sequencing technologies to … Read more
