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Record-breaking 2024 Amazon fires drive unprecedented carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation

Record-breaking 2024 Amazon fires drive unprecedented carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation

A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has…

Oct 8, 20254 min read
Ocean-captured carbon converted into biodegradable plastic

Ocean-captured carbon converted into biodegradable plastic

Researchers from China engineered a system that captures carbon dioxide from seawater and converts it into biodegradable plastic…

Oct 8, 20252 min read
Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts

Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts

Cambridge, Mass. — MIT engineers have developed a printable aluminum alloy that can withstand high temperatures and is five…

Oct 8, 20257 min read
Women’s Share of the Renewable Energy Workforce Remains at 32% 

Women’s Share of the Renewable Energy Workforce Remains at 32% 

Abu Dhabi, UAE – A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds that women hold…

Oct 8, 20254 min read
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 Awarded for Breakthrough in Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 Awarded for Breakthrough in Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics

Stockholm, Sweden — The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize…

Oct 7, 20253 min read
Khaled El-Enany Nominated for UNESCO Director-General Role

Khaled El-Enany Nominated for UNESCO Director-General Role

Paris — UNESCO’s Executive Board has officially nominated Khaled El-Enany of Egypt for the position of Director-General of…

Oct 7, 20252 min read

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Global Academies Release New Guide to the Responsible Conduct of Scientific Research

Global Academies Release New Guide to the Responsible Conduct of Scientific Research

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 14, 20164 min read

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), a global network of science and medical academies, publishes ‘Doing Global Science: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in the Global Research Enterprise’.

Five Women Biologists in Developing Countries Win 2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards

Five Women Biologists in Developing Countries Win 2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 11, 20167 min read

The winning scholars from Indonesia, Nepal, Peru, Uganda and Yemen are being honored for their accomplishments in nutrition, psychiatry, biotechnology, women’s health, bioenvironmental sciences and epidemiology.

Rice experts available to discuss gravitational waves

Rice experts available to discuss gravitational waves

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 11, 20163 min read

Two Rice University physicists are available to discuss the highly anticipated announcement that may confirm the discovery of gravitational waves by two detectors in the United States.

How sensitive and accurate are routine NMR and MS instruments?

How sensitive and accurate are routine NMR and MS instruments?

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 10, 20163 min read

Researchers in Russia have addressed technical questions concerning routine analytic characterization and provided a concise description of the most important features regarding the accuracy and sensitivity of NMR, EI-MS and…