These Pathogens Could Spark the Next Pandemic, Scientists WarnScientists have identified more than 30 different pathogens that they fear could cause the next big pandemic in humansBy Smriti Mallapaty & Nature magazineThe monkeypox virus has been added to the WHO's...
Countries are starting to take steps to cut human sources of methane emissions, but climate change is increasing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas from wetlands Source link...
Keto diets involve getting most of your calories from fatShutterstock/George Dolgikh Eating a keto diet, which entails consuming most of your calories from fat and very few from carbohydrates, does lead to fat loss, but may also clog arteries and...
Ancient plants, seeds and insects preserved beneath Greenland’s ice sheet reveal that it once melted completely, raising concerns about sea level rise if it happens again Source link...
Hazardous Melting Ice Could Sink Arctic ShippingWarmer temperatures were supposed to make Arctic shipping easier. But thick floating ice created by local melting is a bigger risk than people realizedBy Francisco "A.J." Camacho & E&E NewsLarge cargo ship filled with...
Slime Mold Helps to Map the Universe’s Tendrils of Dark MatterA single-celled organism’s pathfinding reveals connections in the universe’s vast “cosmic web”By Mark Popinchalk Over billions of years gravity has pulled the universe’s matter into a chaotic netting of filaments,...
Astronomers have been spotting strange banana-shaped galaxies and the evidence seems to indicate that filaments of dark matter make them take this shape Source link...
A robot mimics the clever fin-folding mechanism used by tuna fish, which increased the bot's turning velocity by almost 33 per cent Source link...
Foraging honeybees return to the hive carrying pollen from the surrounding floraEric Tourneret If you are lucky enough to come across some, dip your finger in a jar of honey from Pitcairn Island, a remote British Overseas Territory in the...
It’s a very strange experience to watch a play in which you are a character—and to shake hands with the person who plays you. I did both this July while attending a performance of Kyoto at the Swan Theatre in...
