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Study finds four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related greenhouse gases by one-third......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 14th, 2024

Parasaurolophus pipes: Modeling the dinosaur"s crest to study its sound

Fossils might give a good image of what dinosaurs looked like, but they can also teach scientists what they sounded like. The Parasaurolophus is a duck-billed dinosaur with a unique crest that lived 70 million to 80 million years ago. It stood around.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News1 hr. 17 min. ago

"Moment of truth" for world-first plastic pollution treaty

Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News5 hr. 48 min. ago

Low levels of common contaminants but high levels of other elements in waters linked to abandoned lithium mine

Lithium ore and mining waste from a historic lithium mine located west of Charlotte, North Carolina, are unlikely to contaminate surrounding waters with common pollutants such as arsenic and lead, according to a new study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 17 min. ago

Hubble finds sizzling details about young star FU Orionis

In 1936, astronomers saw a puzzling event in the constellation Orion: the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) became a hundred times brighter in a matter of months. At its peak, FU Ori was intrinsically 100 times brighter than our sun. Unlike an exploding.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 17 min. ago

Study reveals RNA"s unknown role in DNA damage repair

A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech's Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their insights could lead to improved treatments for diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders while chan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 17 min. ago

Broadcast police communications may pose privacy risks, especially to Black men

Police radio transmissions contain personally identifiable information that could pose privacy risks for members of the public, especially Black males, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State and the University of Chicago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 17 min. ago

Study: Yes, tapping on frescoes can reveal defects

Acousticians put a traditional "knock" test for delaminated areas to the test. The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, is adorned with multiple lavish murals created in the 19t.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News20 hr. 17 min. ago

Introducing "UFO" galaxies—the Milky Way"s dustier cousins

In a new study, a team of astrophysicists led by CU Boulder has set out to unravel the mysteries of UFOs—not the alien spacecraft, but a class of unusually large and red galaxies that researchers have nicknamed Ultra-red Flattened Objects, or UFOs.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 48 min. ago

Oldies but goodies: Study shows why elderly animals offer crucial scientific insights

A new study on aging in the animal kingdom has highlighted how urgently Earth's oldest and wisest creatures must be protected, with knowledge and environmental stability lost due to human intervention......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 48 min. ago

Florida panthers deemed unaffected by emerging fatal genetic condition in new research

University of Central Florida researchers have helmed a study that found Florida panthers are not particularly susceptible to a potentially transmissible disease that causes cognitive decline leading to death in their prey. The findings abate concern.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 48 min. ago

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 News20 hr. 48 min. ago

A nearby supernova could end the search for dark matter

The search for the universe's dark matter could end tomorrow—given a nearby supernova and a little luck. The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, since the realization that 85% of the matter in the universe is not visible thro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 48 min. ago

Origin of life research finds RNA can favor both left- and right-handed proteins

The mystery of why life uses molecules with specific orientations has deepened with a discovery that RNA—a key molecule thought to have potentially held the instructions for life before DNA emerged—can favor making the building blocks of proteins.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 48 min. ago

Cash grants are better than earmarked matching grants for businesses in Burkina Faso

Cash grants appear to be more promising than matching grants, especially if the survival of small businesses, rather than innovation, is the key objective in fragile political contexts. This is the result of a study conducted by economists from the U.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 48 min. ago

Gene expression shifts help explain how a shrew changes brain size to match the seasons

New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The study, published online in eLife, reveals how changes in gene expression enable these small mammals to shrink their brain in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 32 min. ago

Math-selective US universities reduce gender gap in STEM fields, analysis finds

Nationally, men in colleges and universities currently outpace women in earning physics, engineering, and computer science (PECS) degrees by an approximate ratio of 4:1. To better understand the factors driving these gaps, NYU researchers analyzed ba.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 32 min. ago

Establishing a general theory of metal-support interaction: AI-driven advances in catalysis

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help accelerate scientific discovery based on vast amounts of experimental data? A new study by Prof. Li Weixue's team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Scienc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 32 min. ago

Fewer than 7% of global hotspots for whale-ship collisions have protection measures in place, researchers report

According to the fossil record, cetaceans—whales, dolphins and their relatives—evolved from four-legged land mammals that returned to the oceans beginning some 50 million years ago. Today, their descendants are threatened by a different land-base.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 32 min. ago

Durable supramolecular plastic is fully ocean-degradable and doesn"t generate microplastics

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it spec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 32 min. ago

Race-blind college admissions harm diversity without improving quality, study finds

Critics of affirmative action in higher education have argued that the policy deprives more qualified students of a spot at a university or college. A new study by Cornell researchers finds that ignoring race leads to an admitted class that is much l.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 32 min. ago