An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) model, capable of predicting changes in Arctic sea ice up to a year in advance, has been developed. This model is expected to provide invaluable mid- to long-term forecasting information, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2025
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To a leaf, a falling raindrop is equivalent in mass to a bowling ball dropping on a person—so how does the leaf survive? New research elucidates the raindrop's impact and the physical dynamics that help the leaf respond, ...
General Physics
Dec 23, 2024
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Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form communities that help digest food, fend off harmful microbes, and play many other roles in maintaining human ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 23, 2024
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A team of scientists has discovered that an ancient medicinal clay known as Lemnian earth (LE) could inspire new understanding of how to support present-day gut health.
Archaeology
Dec 18, 2024
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In response to the millions of tons of marine litter, mostly plastics, floating on the oceans, the need to manage this waste effectively is more urgent than ever. Faced with this reality, the UPV/EHU's Materials + Technologies ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2024
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Soil plays a much bigger role in the spread of antibiotic resistance than one might imagine. Surprisingly, the ground beneath us is packed with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)—tiny codes that allow bacteria to resist ...
Ecology
Dec 12, 2024
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The plumbing systems in households can teem with generally harmless microbial life, but scientists have not had an opportunity to fully document the bacterial communities within people's homes.
Environment
Dec 10, 2024
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A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted by something. That might be a person's lifestyle, a product's supply chain, an organization, or an activity. Everything from a banana to a ship has a carbon ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2024
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Since 2001, the Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies, housed in the Larson Transportation Institute in the Penn State College of Engineering's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has worked to reduce the ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2024
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A new study has revealed there may be a significant underestimation of a specific type of PFAS "forever chemical" in the environment.
Environment
Nov 25, 2024
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