Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Once known only to those studying biology, the word symbiosis is now widely used. Symbiosis is the intimate relationship of different species living together. It’s much more common and older than many of us might realize. One of the most common symbiotic relationships is between various species of algae and fungi, … Read more
Yangon’s parks offer some relief from scorching temperatures during daily electricity blackouts. As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city’s parks, the coolest place to spend an evening during yet another power blackout. A wave of exceptionally hot weather has blasted Southeast Asia this week, … Read more
A drop of water lands on the back of a periodical cicada, a member of Brood X, on June 03, 2021 in Columbia, Maryland. They’re loud. They’re sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month up to a trillion of them will engulf suburbs and woodlands across America. Two cicada “broods” are set for a … Read more
For Gaddy, who is African American, the report’s findings confirm what she and her neighbors in Newark’s predominantly Black South Ward have experienced for years. Gaddy and her three children were all diagnosed with asthma; her eldest child died of a heart attack in 2021 at the age of 32. “It’s just the cumulative impacts … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s not just another ride for a pair of veteran NASA astronauts who arrived to the Space Coast ahead of their flight onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, who both joined NASA’s astronaut corps more than two decades ago, will be the commander and pilot for … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Platforms that offer rides to passengers, such as Uber and DiDi, thrive on socio-economic inequality. By modeling the behavior of passengers and self-employed drivers, researchers of TU Delft simulated the market for ridesourcing platforms, evaluating a broad spectrum of (in)equality levels in societies. It explains why in some cities ridesourcing services … Read more
A grassland north of China’s capital Beijing, where grazing cattle roam amidst the changing environmental conditions. Credit: Li Mingxing Climate change is significantly altering bioclimatic environments in China’s dry–wet transition zones, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Hydrology. The research conducted by scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the … Read more
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now he sat on the ground with … Read more
The MTB Installed at the Demonstration Site. Credit: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH A technology has been developed to quickly convert livestock manure, a significant issue in animal farming, into valuable “black gold” rich in carbon within a day. Dr. Yoo Ji-ho and his research team from the Clean Air Research Laboratory of the Korea … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pronouns like “he” and “she” are at the center of much debate as society tries to shift to using more gender-inclusive pronouns like “they”—especially when referring to those with identities that do not fit with traditional pronouns. Research at the University of New Hampshire looked at the use of pronouns in … Read more
