#China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall

“#China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall” Chinese soldiers erect a sandbag barrier along the shore of Poyang lake after heavy seasonal rains in Jiujiang, in China’s central Jiangxi province Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China’s largest freshwater lake after the heaviest rainfall in nearly six decades drenched the swollen…

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#Imaging of sequential potential distribution changes in electrodes during charge/discharge

“#Imaging of sequential potential distribution changes in electrodes during charge/discharge” Changes in electrical potential distribution across a composite cathode during charge (a–f) and discharge (g–l) processes. Credit: National Institute for Materials Science NIMS has succeeded for the first time in visualizing sequential changes in electrical potential distribution across a composite electrode during charge/discharge reactions in…

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#Veterinarians urge pet owners to prepare for the arrival of rabbit hemorrhagic disease

“#Veterinarians urge pet owners to prepare for the arrival of rabbit hemorrhagic disease” Rabbit hemorrhagic disease threatens both pet rabbits and wild rabbits alike—including sensitive native populations such as the endangered New England cottontail rabbit. Credit: Roger Williams Park Zoo An emerging virus threatens both wild and pet rabbits in the United States. The fatal…

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#The geographies of COVID-19

“#The geographies of COVID-19” Social lock downs have highlighted different social inequalities, like access to green spaces. Credit: Shutterstock A pneumonia of unknown cause was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 31 December 2019 in China’s Hubei Province. Just a month later, and only for the sixth time, the WHO declared an…

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#Report calls for government to ‘level up’ Stoke-on-Trent economy

“#Report calls for government to ‘level up’ Stoke-on-Trent economy” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Stoke-on-Trent faces an increased threat of poverty and destitution due to the COVID-19 crisis, a new report reveals. The research has been carried out by Staffordshire University Business School for the Stoke-on-Trent Hardship Commission and highlights the considerable work to be still…

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#29,000 years of Aboriginal history

“#29,000 years of Aboriginal history” Midden shell exposed on the Pike cliff line on the River Murray. Credit: Flinders University The known timeline of the Aboriginal occupation of South Australia’s Riverland region has been vastly extended by new research led by Flinders University in collaboration with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (RMMAC). Radiocarbon…

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#Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought

“#Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought” A spray rig actually being tested for flow rate and coverage. Credit: Farmacist New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of pesticide mixtures in creeks and rivers discharging to the Great Barrier Reef. UQ’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences…

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#Evolution after Chicxulub asteroid impact: Rapid response of life to end-cretaceous mass

“#Evolution after Chicxulub asteroid impact: Rapid response of life to end-cretaceous mass” Lead author Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar in Bremen, Germany, working with the K-Pg core from IODP Expedition 364. Credit: Geology and Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar The impact event that formed the Chicxulub crater (Yucatán Peninsula, México) caused the extinction of 75% of species on Earth…

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#Tale of the tape: Sticky bits make better batteries

“#Tale of the tape: Sticky bits make better batteries” At left, a copper current collector with a laser-induced silicon oxide coating created at Rice University. At right, a scanning electron microscope image of the coating created by lasing adhesive tape on the copper collector. Credit: Tour Group/Rice University Where things get sticky happens to be…

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#Underused part of the electromagnetic spectrum gets optics boost from metamaterial

“#Underused part of the electromagnetic spectrum gets optics boost from metamaterial” Terahertz metasurface ultra-thin collimator for power enhancement Credit: Takehito Suzuki, TUAT Terahertz radiation, or T-rays, has barely been exploited compared to most of the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum. Yet T-rays potentially have applications in next-generation wireless communications (6G/7G), security systems, biomedicine, and even…

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