#COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs

“#COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs” Goodwill’s Canton, Mich. site looks overwhelmed on June 16, 2020, with an oversupply of donations and little immediate chance for resale. Credit: Brian Love, CC BY-ND The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry. Waste sources, quantities and destinations are all in flux, and shutdowns…

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#Research reveals how mating influences females’ life history and ageing

“#Research reveals how mating influences females’ life history and ageing” Credit: CC0 Public Domain New University of Otago research provides insight into how males influence their mates’ health, growth and fertility. Published today in the American science journal PNAS, the animal research shows that mating with sterile males early in life increases female growth and…

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#Get your hands dirty for health

“#Get your hands dirty for health” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Billions of people using the Earth’s resources and changing or destroying ecosystems are not only creating the global environmental and climate crisis, but also compromising human health and long-term survival of our species, experts warn in an open letter to world leaders. The #HealthyRecovery initiative,…

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#Study of glass fragments in Cordoba provide a glimpse of the origins of lead glassmaking in Spain

“#Study of glass fragments in Cordoba provide a glimpse of the origins of lead glassmaking in Spain” Aerial photograph of the excavation area of the Rabad of Šaqunda with the Aljama Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, in the background. Credit: Municipal Planning Department of Córdoba–University of Córdoba. A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in…

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#New technique allows scientists to measure mitochondrial respiration in frozen tissue

“#New technique allows scientists to measure mitochondrial respiration in frozen tissue” Left to right: Study authors Linsey Stiles, Dr. Orian Shirihai and Rebeca Acin-Perez. Credit: Shirihai Lab/UCLA Scientists led by Dr. Orian Shirihai, director of the metabolism theme at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, have developed a method for restoring oxygen-consumption activity…

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#How Darwin can help us with cancer and coronavirus

“#How Darwin can help us with cancer and coronavirus” The same, but different. Phenotypes are the differences you can observe. Genotypes are the genes behind these differences. We need to understand how they’re linked. Credit: Shutterstock, NTB scanpix Some 160 years after Darwin, we understand how natural selection works. But why don’t all organisms have…

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#Global turtle study highlights extinction risk and roadmap to recovery

“#Global turtle study highlights extinction risk and roadmap to recovery” Turtle Island – a pilot project at Glenbrook Lagoon between Blue Mountains Council, Western Sydney University and Blue Mountains volunteers. Credit: Ricky Spencer A Western Sydney University researcher has contributed to the first global and comprehensive assessment of the world’s turtle and tortoise species. The…

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#Home foreclosures can have devastating, long-term impacts

“#Home foreclosures can have devastating, long-term impacts” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As the pandemic-ravaged U.S. economy braces for a likely wave of housing foreclosures, a new study shows that losing a home can have painful ramifications that extend far beyond the immediate financial damage. In a new working paper, Stanford economist Rebecca Diamond finds that…

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