Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The deterioration of the UK’s natural environment could lead to an estimated 12% loss to GDP, according to new analysis. In comparison, the financial crisis of 2008 took around 5% off the value of the UK GDP, while the COVID-19 pandemic cost the UK up to 11% of its GDP in … Read more
The figure shows displacement effects for workers who make different types of occupation switches. Pre-displacement trajectories are reasonably similar between displaced and non-displaced workers. However, post-displacement career paths differ markedly. In particular, they depend on the type of occupation switch that displaced workers undertake. Credit: Frank Neffke, Ljubica Nedelkoska & Simon Wiederhold The loss of … Read more
Dave Myen didn’t think much about being the first patient in Canada to receive a robot-assisted direct lateral spine surgery two months ago. He was just looking for anything to relieve the pain. Now he says he feels thankful the robot enabled minimally invasive surgery and reduced recovery time. “When I woke up from surgery, … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread and more likely to be found in public water systems serving low-income communities and communities of color in New Jersey, according to new research from Northeastern University. “This really comes out of a long tradition of environmental justice research that talks about the overburdened nature … Read more
What if plants could talk to farmers and tell them when they’re in distress? That would not only save the plants, but it could reduce the amount of agricultural waste that threatens the planet’s health. Much of agriculture may look green, but the industry is one of the world’s biggest carbon offenders. It accounts for … Read more
Graphic abstract. Credit: Journal of Proteome Research (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00804 “Bookworm” is a cute thing to call a voracious reader, but actual bookworms—as well as microorganisms and time—break down the flour pastes commonly used to keep old publications in one piece. Now, researchers have analyzed the proteins in wheat-based glues applied in historic bookbinding to … Read more
Prospects for TGM technologies in crop breeding. Credit: Gao Caixia Modern crop breeding is entering a new era of genome design, led by genome editing technologies as mainstream tools for targeted genome modification. In a review published in Nature Reviews Genetics, Dr. Gao Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese … Read more
The Longview Power Plant, a coal-fired plant in Maidsville, West Virginia. President Joe Biden’s government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation’s fossil fuel plants as part of the United States’ efforts to confront the climate crisis. Hailed as among the most significant tools ever developed for reducing greenhouse gases … Read more
This image supplied by Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, shows a pod of pilot whales stranded on a beach at Toby’s Inlet in Western Australia, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Dozens of pilot whales have beached on the western Australian coast and wildlife authorities were attempting to rescue them, a state government said on Thursday.Credit: … Read more
Holstein heifers are loaded into trucks at a dairy in Oregon on Jan. 21, 2011. Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday, April 24, 2024, as they try to track and control the growing outbreak. Credit: Kobbi R. Blair/Statesman-Journal via AP, File U.S. health … Read more
