In total, the research has identified 33 plant diversity darkspots, listed as botanical countries, of which 14 were found to span the Asia-Tropical region. Credit: RBG Kew An ambitious project led by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, along with global partners, seeks to shed light on the planet’s “plant diversity darkspots”—regions teeming with … Read more
Wristband worn by study participants. Credit: David Volz/UCR A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products. Plasticizers are chemical compounds that make materials more flexible. They are used in a wide variety of products ranging … Read more
Kteily says by the time the company rolled out these services, it was too late. Customers had already left the platform. “I think they hit on something viral, which was the concept of where you’ve come from. People found that so fascinating. But once you know that information, you’re not going to come back five … Read more
A drug candidate (pink) found to bind to the pocket between the cancer-related protein CCNE1 (green) and its partner CDK2 (blue) using the new paralog-hopping approach. Credit: Scripps Research Some proteins in the human body are easy to block with a drug; they have an obvious spot in their structure where a drug can fit, … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Iyashikei is a Japanese genre that, according to Japanese studies scholar Paul Roquet, tells stories that are designed to comfort and heal weary readers by creating an aesthetic of calm. In order to achieve this, as Roquet articulates, these stories are presented as tales with little or no plot conflict. That … Read more
An SwRI-led team detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide spectral signatures on Pluto’s largest moon Charon using Webb telescope observations (white), which extend the wavelength coverage of previous New Horizons flyby measurements (pink). These findings offer clues about the formation and evolution of Charon, shown in the background as imaged by New Horizons. Credit: Silvia … Read more
An Impulse employee works on assembling a Mira vehicle. Impulse Space Los Angeles-based space startup Impulse, which is led by renowned rocket specialist Tom Mueller, has raised $150 million in a new fundraising round led by venture capital firm Founders Fund. Impulse is scaling a product line of orbital transfer vehicles — colloquially known as … Read more
This artist’s impression shows Barnard b, a sub-Earth-mass planet that was discovered orbiting Barnard’s star. Its signal was detected with the ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), and astronomers were able to confirm it with data from other instruments. An earlier promising detection in 2018 around the same star could not be confirmed … Read more
A spokesperson for Sibelco said: “As of September 26th, we have temporarily halted operations at the Spruce Pine facilities in response to these challenges. “We are working closely with our local team to safely restart operations as soon as we can and are actively coordinating with local authorities and other partners to manage the situation. … Read more
Recent models highlight regional climate impacts from the equator to the poles. Credit: Collins M et al/Frontiers The effects of climate change are not distant future scenarios or confined to remote parts of the world—they are unfolding now, right in our own backyards. In 2023, extreme weather events impacted communities across every inhabited continent, causing … Read more
