Phytoplankton community shifts after wastewater treatment plant closure
Study area and sampling stations. On the left, the location of the Urdaibai estuary and the Biosphere Reserve in the Bay of Biscay (upper panel) and the Basque coast (lower …
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Florida man uses plastic wrap to protect his prized Corvette ahead of Hurricane Milton — turns out he didn’t need to
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email A Florida man who went …
A look into ‘mirror molecules’ may lead to new medicines
A University of Texas at Dallas chemist and his colleagues have developed a new chemical reaction that will allow researchers to synthesize selectively the left-handed or right-handed versions of “mirror …
New nanotherapy targets artery inflammation in cardiovascular disease
L-R: Plaque levels in an artery before and after the nanotherapy infusion. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52005-1 Inflammation of the arteries is a primary precursor and driver of cardiovascular …
Israel-Lebanon live: Israel’s deadliest strike on central Beirut kills 22 as UN decries ‘extermination’ of Gaza hospitals
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It could take over 40 years for PFAS to leave groundwater
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, known commonly as PFAS, could take over 40 years to flush out of contaminated groundwater in North Carolina’s Cumberland and Bladen counties, according to a new …
Benchmarking study aims to assist scientists in analyzing spatial transcriptomics data
Benchmarking framework for clustering, alignment, and integration methods on different real and simulated datasets. Credit: Genome Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-024-03361-0 A team of Vanderbilt researchers has released a new benchmarking …
Haas F1 link up with Toyota in new partnership
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Climate report warns of escalating crisis, urges immediate action as UN summit nears
An international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists concludes in its annual report published today that the Earth’s worsening vital signs indicate a “critical and unpredictable new phase of …
Key gene discovered for regulating rice grain length
The physical interaction between RGL2 and RGB1. Credit: Cheng Weimin Recently, a research team led by Professor Wu Yuejin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy …