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“#Could we run out of sand? Scientists adjust how grains are measured” Atolls and islands, like Huvadhoo Atoll, Maldives, could come under increased environmental stress during sea level rise and storms caused by climate change. Understanding how sands protect them is important part of mitigation and management. Credit: Ana Vila-Concejo, The University of Sydney Humans…
“#Crop pathogens ‘remarkably adaptable’” Bananas in Java, Indonesia, infected by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, causal agent of Fusarium Wilt. Credit: Clare Thatcher Pathogens that attack agricultural crops show remarkable adaptability to new climates and new plant hosts, new research shows. Researchers at the Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter studied the temperature…
“#Viewing dopamine receptors in their native habitat” Cryo-EM structure of the D2 dopamine receptor bound to its G protein. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Dopamine, a chemical that sends messages between different parts of the brain and body, plays a key role in a variety of diseases and behaviors by interacting with receptors on cells….
“#Nature provides roadmap to potential breakthroughs in solar energy technology” Credit: CC0 Public Domain As policymakers increasingly turn toward science in addressing global climate change, one Michigan State University scientist is looking to nature to develop the next generation of solar energy technology. MSU Foundation Professor James McCusker, Department of Chemistry, believes that the future…
“#South China cleaning up from floods but more rain on the way” Rescuers carry a child to a boat during an evacuation of a flooded village in Qingyuan in southern China’s Guangdong province on Monday, June 8, 2020. Flooding in south and central China has lead to more than a dozen deaths and forced hundreds…
“#Thai elephants’ mass migration to village brings new stress” As the coronavirus pandemic paralysed global travel and closed many tourist sites, Thailand’s some 3,000 domesticated elephants have been unemployed A thousand elephants threatened by starvation have journeyed through the hills of northern Thailand, making a slow migration home from tourist sites forced shut by the…
“#Effects of potassium fertilization in pear trees” ‘Rocha’ pear harvest in Southern Brazil, 2017. Credit: P.B. Sete. The amount of exchangeable potassium (K) contained in native soil does not always meet the necessary nutrient demand for a pear tree, which makes the use of K based fertilizer essential. Brazilian farmers face daily challenges to increase…
“#Secondary school admissions system is still a work in progress” New research, examining how parents choose secondary schools, questions England’s ‘success rate’ for admissions and suggests the ‘good news’ revealed today may not tell the full story. Researchers believe the system could, easily and cheaply, be made to work better. A new report entitled ‘School…
“#Astronomers discover how long-lived Peter Pan discs evolve” Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from scientists at Queen Mary University of London has revealed how long-lived Peter Pan discs form, which could provide new insights into how planets arise. Planet-forming, or protoplanetary, discs are giant discs of gas and dust found circling young stars. The…
“#Russia says ‘years’ needed to clean up Arctic spill” Floating dams have been deployed to try to limit the spread of the fuel Russian investigators on Wednesday detained three staff of a power plant over a huge fuel spill in the Arctic, as response teams warned a full clean-up would take years. The spill of…