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“#It’s not always about money—why academic scientists engage in commercial activities” Credit: CC0 Public Domain For scientists, engaging in commercial activities such as patenting and starting new ventures can be much more lucrative than relying on pure academic work. However, according to new research by Henry Sauermann of ESMT Berlin and colleagues Wesley M. Cohen…
“#Arctic Ocean acidification worse than expected” This pteropod, or “sea butterfly”, a type of marine snail, shows damage to its shell (jagged line radiating from center) due to acidic ocean waters. Credit: © National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA The Arctic Ocean will take up more CO2 over the 21st century than predicted by most…
“#Food deliveries during virus lockdown fuel Thailand plastic usage” In Thailand’s urban areas plastic food containers, cutlery and bags have piled up, clogging canals and rivers Single-use plastic waste in Thailand ballooned during the coronavirus lockdown as demand for home food deliveries soared, activists say, setting back efforts to reduce the country’s dependency on the…
“#Virus crisis gives throwaway plastic a new lease on life” Single-use plastic was on the way out in many places but the coronavirus pandemic has given it a new lease on life Just when you thought it was beyond the social and environmental pale, single-use plastic is making a comeback, be it for throwaway facemasks,…
“#Researchers take a bloody good look at the medicinal leech genome” An international team of researchers, led by Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) scientist Sebastian Kvist, have announced the completion and results of their work to sequence the genome of Hirudo medicinalis, a European leech, and one of the most prominently used medicinal species. The team…
“#Researchers study catastrophic disease events in marine mammals” Credit: CC0 Public Domain As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, people are beginning to understand, at a very personal level, the ways in which infectious diseases can devastate life. But disease outbreaks are not confined to just humans or to life on land. “We are…
“#Violin-makers tune in to tradition of Stradivarius in Italy’s Cremona” Cremona, birthplace of Stradivarius, is today a veritable laboratory for luthiers from all over the world, and violin making workshops are everywhere Working in the shadow of the great masters, the violin-makers of Italy’s Cremona are valiantly fighting a shrinking market and foreign competition as…
“#NASA’s next Mars rover honors medical teams fighting virus” This photo provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech in June 2020 shows a 3-by-5-inch (8-by-13-centimeter) aluminum plate between the wheels at center and right, which commemorates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and pays tribute to the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world, attached to the Perseverance Mars…
“#Plants are marvelous chemists, as the gardenia’s DNA shows” In a new study, researchers report sequencing the species’ genome. Credit: YW Low Plants are some of nature’s most extraordinary chemists. Unlike animals, they can’t run from predators or pathogens. They can’t uproot themselves to seek out a mate or spread their seeds. So instead, they…
“#AI goes underground: root crop growth predicted with drone imagery” Michael Selvaraj, right, prepares to fly a drone at the Colombia campus of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Credit: Neil Palmer / CIAT Root crops like cassava, carrots and potatoes are notoriously good at hiding disease or deficiencies which might affect their growth….