Environmental conditions and cultivation practices when agriculture first emerged in Western Europe
About 7,000 years ago, the first farmers in the western Mediterranean selected the most fertile land available, cultivated cereal varieties very similar to today's, and made sparing use of domestic animal feces, as they do today. These are some of th.....»»
First liquid-liquid extraction trial finds porous liquids can separate harmful or unwanted alcohols from mixtures
A world-first study has successfully used porous liquids to achieve liquid-liquid separation for the first time, creating exciting potential for advancing both environmental sustainability and public health......»»
How to Understand Your Child’s Screenings for Autism and Other Conditions
The predictive value of childhood screenings for autism and other conditions depends on how common the condition is, a limit that parents need to understand.....»»
Record-Breaking Rainfall in Carolinas and Europe Explained
On opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Central Europe and North Carolina have both been drenched by torrential rains.....»»
The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Air but with conditions
The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Air but with conditions.....»»
See the first images from Europe’s Sentinel-2C satellite looking down on Earth
Earlier this month, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched its newest Earth-observation satellite, known as Copernicus Sentinel-2C......»»
Zirconium metals under extreme conditions found to deform in surprisingly complex ways
Materials are crucial to modern technology, especially those used in extreme environments like nuclear energy systems and military applications. These materials need to withstand intense pressure, temperature and corrosion. Understanding their lattic.....»»
Study: Ducks in the UK are still regularly shot with lead, despite ban
Ducks are still commonly killed with lead shot in England despite a ban and voluntary moves by shooting groups, research published in Environmental Pollution shows......»»
Storm Boris toll rises to 22 in central Europe
The death toll in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe has risen to 22, authorities said on Tuesday, after three more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria......»»
New study links US decline in volunteering to economic conditions
Volunteering used to be a mainstay of U.S. culture. But in recent years, giving back to their community hasn't played as big a role in many Americans' lives......»»
Storm Boris toll rises to 21 in central Europe
The death toll has risen to 21 in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe, authorities said Tuesday after two more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria......»»
UN experts censure Western support for Israel since Gaza war
UN experts censure Western support for Israel since Gaza war.....»»
Notes placed in Western Wall removed ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Notes placed in Western Wall removed ahead of Rosh Hashanah.....»»
America"s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s—milk price rules are one reason why
Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. "I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40," Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene County, Tennessee, told me with a tinge of sadness......»»
Scientists discover nonstomatal control of water loss in critical crops
Scientists have discovered that certain plants can survive stressful, dry conditions by controlling water loss through their leaves without relying on their usual mechanism—tiny pores known as stomata......»»
Paying attention to errors can improve fused remote monitoring of lakes, researchers say
Lakes can tip the scales from healthy to potential environmental hazard quickly when they become eutrophic. In this state, an abundance of nutrients accelerates algae growth, which then crowd the water's surface and block light from reaching organism.....»»
How Olmec elite helped legitimize their political power through art
In an article recently published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Jill Mollenhauer argues that the Gulf Lowland Olmec, one of Mesoamerica's earliest major civilizations, sometimes incorporated aesthetic and ritual practices associated with their rock.....»»
One dead in Poland as storm lashes eastern and central Europe
One person has drowned in Poland and four people are missing in the Czech Republic, authorities said Sunday, as Storm Boris lashed central and eastern Europe with torrential rains and flooding......»»
Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit
Iran on Saturday blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace program that has long faced Western criticism......»»
Soil pH drives microbial community composition: Study shows how bacteria work together to thrive in difficult conditions
Though a founding concept of ecology suggests that the physical environment determines where organisms can survive, modern scientists have suspected there is more to the story of how microbial communities form in the soil......»»
Exploring ternary metal sulfides as electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction reactions
One of the most promising avenues for actively reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere is recycling it into valuable chemicals via electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions. With a suitable electrocatalyst, this can be achieved under mild conditions and.....»»