Fish that display dominant traits are more at risk of consuming microplastic pollution than others in their social group, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in Proceedings…
Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold…
[caption id="attachment_13934" align="alignnone" width="775"] This 2-year-old chimp named Betty succumbed to a human common cold virus in Uganda. The opportunity to retrieve Betty’s body before it decomposed or scavengers set in was critical to making…
Getting functional proteins from A to B
A milk protein contained in gastro-resistant microcapsules could be used to give foods cancer-fighting, immune-boosting properties. [caption id="attachment_13929" align="alignright" width="300"] Microcapsule-protected functional proteins could one-day form a key part of human nutrition. Pictured: Calcium carbonate…
Tracking aerosols from California’s fires
[caption id="attachment_13926" align="alignnone" width="700"] contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by KNMI[/caption] The new Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite captured the presence of elevated absorbing aerosols – caused by fires – in the atmosphere off the…
Planting oxygen
[caption id="attachment_13920" align="alignright" width="335"] Arthrospira microalgae[/caption] When resources are limited, you have to work with what you have – especially in the harsh environment of space. Though the International Space Station is regularly restocked by…