Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Part of many people’s pandemic experience included working from home. Even after lockdowns, videoconferencing remains a big part of life as people continue to work remotely, connect with families and friends online, and attend virtual events hosted on videoconferencing platforms. Spending hours on video calls, however, can be exhausting and manifest … Read more
KAMITUGA, Congo — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral. In her first visit to the cemetery, she wept into her shirt for the child … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A paper, titled “How local governments avoid floodplain development through consistent implementation of routine municipal ordinances, plans, and programs,” published in Oxford Open Climate Change uncovers evidence suggesting that, contrary to expectations, most U.S. cities are not doing too badly in avoiding development in areas prone to flooding, and those that … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are continuing to fall behind their peers with the gap widening despite the introduction of SEND legislation. This is according to a new study by Durham University which analyzed data on 2.5 million Year 6 pupils across four school years from 2014–2019. The … Read more
Credit: Eco-Environment & Health (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2024.08.001 With the rapid growth of industrial and agricultural activities, water bodies are increasingly contaminated with harmful organic pollutants such as dyes, antibiotics, and bisphenol A. Traditional methods like adsorption, chemical treatments, and biological processes have limitations, including inefficiency, potential secondary pollution, and high operational costs. Due to these … Read more
Rugged treeless landsacape of the Falkland Islands today. Credit: Dr. Zoë Thomas A researcher from the University of Southampton (UK) has found evidence that the treeless, rugged, grassland landscape of the Falkland Islands was home to a lush, diverse rainforest up to 30 million years ago. A study by Dr. Zoë Thomas, leading an international … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain After Charla’s landlord failed to repair leaks that caused the ceiling to collapse in her daughter’s bedroom, she withheld her rent. Shortly after, her landlord filed an eviction case against her for nonpayment. Though she won her court case, Charla and her family had to remain in unsafe conditions as she … Read more
Magnetofected pollen gene delivery system applied to C. sativus. Credit: Horticulture Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae179 Genetic modification in horticultural crops, particularly within the Cucurbitaceae family, is often hindered by complex tissue culture requirements and environmental pressures such as climate change. Traditional transformation techniques, like Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer, frequently encounter barriers that limit their success in … Read more
by Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Christian Reepmeyer and Theodora Moutsiou, The Conversation Skeleton of a dwarf hippo (Phanourios minor) and artist’s reconstruction of the animal displayed at the Akamas Geology and Palaeontology Information Centre in Pano Arodes, western Cyprus. Credit: CJA Bradshaw / Flinders University Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As part of the race to combat global insecticide resistance, new research shows that the same CBD people use to treat a variety of ailments is also extremely effective at killing mosquito larvae. The study, published in the journal Insects, found that hemp leaf extract—which contains the active ingredient cannabidiol, or … Read more
