German emissions at 70-year low as coal use drops
Electricity generation from renewable sources was over 50 percent of the total in 2023 for the first time, while coal’s share dropped to 26 percent from 34 percent. German emissions …
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The surprisingly resourceful ways bacteria thrive in the human gut
Credit: Nature Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01560-2 The gut microbiome is so useful to human digestion and health that it is often called an extra digestive organ. This vast collection of …
Scientists solve mystery of how predatory bacteria recognizes prey
B. bacteriovorus lays down a robust vesicle ‘invasion organelle’ during invasion. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01552-2 A decades-old mystery of how natural antimicrobial predatory bacteria are able to recognize …
Seismic and infrasonic signals used to characterize Nord Stream pipeline events
(a) Map showing the locations of the two largest Nord Stream events and other events analyzed in this study. Locations of the presumed earthquakes are those published by the Geological Survey …
Private sector funding key to climate transition, World Bank chief says
World Bank President Ajay Banga works at his desk at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2024. The World Bank is working to slash how long …
New research harnesses AI and satellite imagery to reveal the expanding footprint of human activity at sea
Two million gigabytes of satellite imagery were analyzed to detect offshore infrastructure in coastal waters across six continents where more than three-quarters of industrial activity is concentrated. Credit: Global Fishing …
Laser scarecrows could offer a sustainable solution for protecting crops from birds
Laser scarecrows set up in experimental flight pen in Gainesville, Florida, US,. Credit: University of Florida Damage to crops caused by birds costs millions of dollars each year. Now, researchers …
Genetic variants underlying male bisexual behavior, risk-taking linked to more children, study suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Because same-sex sexual behavior does not result in offspring, evolutionary biologists have long wondered how the genes associated with this behavior have persisted in the human …
‘Giant’ predator worms more than half a billion years old discovered in North Greenland
Greenland. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fossils of a new group of animal predators have been located in the Early Cambrian Sirius Passet fossil locality in North Greenland. These large worms …
NASA telescopes start the year with a double bang
Credit: NASA A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two exploded stars. This supernova remnant is known as 30 …