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Newport New residents ask city to consider barriers for coal dust

Southeast Community residents have long complained about coal dust pollution from passing trains, and they want the City Council to intervene......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 25th, 2024

Passport control for glycan maturation: Discovery of a molecular tag that enhances biopharmaceutical quality

A collaborative research group, including researchers from Nagoya City University, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, and RIKEN has uncovered a molecular tool, the "passport sequence," that significantly improves the production efficiency and q.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Apple takes over more NYC office space from Macy"s

Apple has expanded its New York City offices and is now taking up ten floors of 11 Penn Plaza in a deal that sees it occupying space vacated by Macy's.Some 10 floors of 11 Penn Plaza in New York are now occupied by Apple — image credit: Vornado Rea.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving: How it fuels climate change

Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City's Central de Abasto, one of the world's largest wholesale food markets......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Rainwater insufficient to replenish the Guarani Aquifer owing to overuse and drought, study warns

A study conducted by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil measured the contributions of rainwater and groundwater to the maintenance of springs and rivers in the vicinity of Brotas, a city in the central portion of São Paulo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people's homes before it hits can help residents prepare and decide whether to evacuate. MIT scientists have developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a regio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

The early universe may have had giant batteries of dust

The largest magnetic fields in the universe may have found themselves charged up when the first stars began to shine, according to new research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets. Four of the pilot whales died, New Zealand's con.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Mounting economic costs of India"s killer smog

Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 24th, 2024

Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures

Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system that will showcase archaeological discoveries made during construction that held up the project for decades......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Capturing the turbulence of landfalling hurricane winds

When Hurricane Milton roared onshore in Florida last month, its powerful winds shredded the roof of Tropicana Field in Tampa, which had originally been planned as a staging area for emergency responders. Other parts of the city, however, suffered muc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Ring around Tabby"s star

This illustration shows a hypothetical uneven ring of dust orbiting KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian's Star or Tabby's Star. The star has experienced unusual dips in brightness over a matter of days, as well as much subtler but longer-term dimming.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

India court tells smog-hit capital to step up vehicle restrictions

India's top court on Friday ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish checkpoints on all 113 roads into the city to stop the entry of polluting vehicles......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Smarter city planning: Researchers use brain activity to predict visits to urban areas

Urbanization, the process by which cities and towns expand in size and population, is rapidly advancing globally, and the percentage of people living in urban environments has increased from 33% in 1960 to 57% in 2023......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Infrastructure and communication challenges can be barriers to food safety in the low-moisture food industry

Low-moisture foods such as dried fruits, seeds, tree nuts and wheat flour were once considered to carry minimal microbial risks. However, the increased number of outbreaks linked to bacteria-contaminated low-moisture foods has resulted in product rec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city

What appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger-length, clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in Syria by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Manatees might be relatively recent arrivals to Florida, study finds

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida's seascape, they might also be relatively new residents in the Sunshine State......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Madagascar"s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological oceanographer John A. Gittings and an inte.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Smoke changes over time and distance, but health risks remain

A study of air quality in New York City while it was heavily affected by Canadian wildfire smoke revealed that multi-day transport to the New York region significantly transformed the smoke, but serious health risks remained. The results are publishe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Majority of clothes being donated are exported or discarded: Study calls for city fashion waste shakeup

With most donated clothes exported or thrown away, experts are calling for a shakeup of how we deal with the growing fashion waste issue. A first of its kind study, published in Nature Cities, analyzed what happens to clothes and other textiles after.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Internet use in adults over age 50 linked to better mental health

A multi-country study has linked internet use to a reduction in depressive symptoms. City University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong researchers found a positive association among adults 50 years and older across 23 countries......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024