PM2.5 trends in December – February: 2024-25 vs. 2025-26 I Courtesy: Suresh Pokhrel, ICIMOD Kathmandu, Feb 12 – Air quality in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley showed a brief improvement in December but quickly deteriorated again in…
Rooftop Solar and EV Batteries Could Supply 85%…
Electricity self-sufficiency by rooftop PV + EV. IMAGE: Takuro Kobayashi Highlights Rooftop PV can generate more electricity than the current power generation in Japan. Integrating PV with EV reduces carbon emissions by 87%, which lowers…
Study: Atmospheric Mercury Levels Decreased Almost 70%
This plant (left), found along the slopes of Mount Everest, grows in individual layers (right) that have been used to understand how atmospheric mercury levels have changed in the past 40 years. Credit: Yindong Tong…
A new electron microscopy technique reveals hydrogen storage…
Taipei, Taiwan—A research team from National Taiwan University has developed a new electron microscopy technique that enables sensitive atomic number (Z) measurements of samples. The technique, named atomic number electron microscopy (ZEM), is now used…
New insights into migraine-related light sensitivity
NEAT1 may contribute to light sensitivity during migraines by disrupting the activity of other molecules in the brain, leading to increased TRPM3 levels and heightened nerve sensitivity. Scientists in the UK, Australia, and China have…