Fears in Wales over legacy of its coalmining past
A landslip of old mining debris hit Tylorstown in south Wales in 2020. It was nearly four years ago but the memory of the landslip that sent 60,000 tons of …
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Diversity of bioluminescent beetles in Brazilian savanna has declined sharply in 30 years, finds study
Luminous termite mound in Emas National Park, Goiás state: larvae of click beetle Pyrearinus termitilluminans produce a spectacle now confined to the park, an island in an ocean of monoculture. …
From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking
The above graphic features: a spatial map of vertical land motion on the East Coast (left panel); primary, secondary, and interstate roads on Hampton Roads, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, Virginia …
Targeted household cleaning can reduce toxic chemicals post-wildfire, research shows
Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05547 After the last embers of a campfire dim, the musky smell of smoke remains. Whiffs of that distinct smokey smell may serve …
How tomato plants use their roots to ration water during drought
Suberin is deposited in the tomato exodermis and is regulated by ABA. Credit: Nature Plants (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01567-x Plants have to be flexible to survive environmental changes, and the adaptive …
California singing fish’s midbrain may serve as a model for how mammals control vocal expressions
Vocal diversity in fishes and tetrapods. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43794-y For talkative midshipman fish—sometimes called the “California singing fish”—the midbrain plays a robust role in initiating and patterning …
New research shows ‘juvenile’ T. rex fossils are a distinct species of small tyrannosaur
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis of fossils believed to be juveniles of T. rex now shows they were adults of a small tyrannosaur, with narrower jaws, longer legs, …
Researchers propose ‘RNAkine’ nomenclature for naming extracellular ncRNAs
In addition to conventional secreted factors, cells also secrete ncRNA molecules (RNAkines). The molecular types of secreted factors are in bold, and representative examples or subfamilies, such as chemokines, are …
Using electricity, scientists find promising new method of boosting chemical reactions
Electrocatalysis enables facile organic halide activation. a, Selective reductive activation of organic halides over aldehydes and ketones is limited due to the similar reduction potentials accessed via OSET. b, Inner-sphere …
Astrophysicists explore links between atmospheric oxygen and detecting extraterrestrial technology on distant planets
Air Supply: Coined by astrophysics Adam Frank and Amedeo Balbi, the “oxygen bottleneck” describes the critical threshold that separates worlds capable of fostering technological civilizations from those that fall short. …