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What"s in wine? Campaigners want ingredients on the bottle

European wines are finally being forced to reveal their ingredients to customers, but only on a website—not on the bottle. Environmental campaigners are unimpressed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 31st, 2023

The Problem With Sunscreen Isn’t Its Ingredients—It’s You

Humans need protecting from the sun more than ever, and yet this gloopy white cream is widely distrusted, misunderstood, and misused......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJul 12th, 2023

Review: Exquisite Drops of God brings the world of elite wine down to earth

French writer Quoc Dang Tran's evocative adaptation of the influential manga is a delight. Enlarge / Issei Tomine (Tomohisa Yamashita) and Camille Leger (Fleur Geffrier) must compete to be the sole heir of a globally renowned win.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 10th, 2023

Planting seeds: Researchers dig into how chemical gardens grow

Since the mid-1600s, chemists have been fascinated with brightly colored, coral-like structures that form by mixing metal salts in a small bottle......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2023

Revenge and deepfake porn laws to be toughened

The government is amending the Online Safety Bill after campaigners demanded changes......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJun 27th, 2023

Unprecedented marine heatwave underlines the urgency to clean up UK rivers and coasts

Thousands of people took to the UK's seas and rivers recently in a nationwide "paddle-out" protest to demand an end to sewage spilling into the country's waterways. The campaigners were largely concerned about the consequences of this filth for human.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2023

Researcher 3D prints world"s smallest wineglass with new method

Researchers have 3D-printed the world's smallest wine glass with a rim smaller than the width of a human hair. But the idea wasn't to cater to extremely light drinkers. Rather, the glass was printed to demonstrate a new simplified technique for creat.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2023

Green technology could permit total use of seaweed by cosmetics industry

An article published in the journal Phycology shows that there is room to transform 100% of the raw material from marine macroalgae (seaweed) into ingredients for cosmetics using industrially available green technology......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2023

France to push shipping carbon tax at finance summit

France said Friday it would throw its weight behind an emissions tax on the heavily polluting shipping industry, adding momentum to a campaign long championed by Pacific island nations and environmental campaigners......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 16th, 2023

Midgut gland of scallops: A valuable source of fucosylated heparan sulfate

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), including chondroitin sulfate (CS), heparan sulfate (HS), heparin, and hyaluronan are linear and acidic polysaccharides found in the extracellular matrix of all animal tissues. GAGs are widely used as functional ingredients.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 15th, 2023

Rosalía muses on Monet while eating super spicy wings on "Hot Ones"

Fresh from her Motomami world tour and certified banger of a Coachella set, Rosalía tackled another arena — First We Feast's Hot Ones.The Grammy winning artist and producer faced the tiny bottle wall of death with host Sean Evans for the.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsJun 11th, 2023

Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly

Fruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room or landing in your wine. But we have much to thank these tiny nuisances for—they revolutionized biological and medical science......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2023

Firms withheld pesticide toxicity data from EU: study

Several major agrochemical companies did not disclose to European Union authorities studies assessing the toxic effects of pesticide ingredients on brain development, research said on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 1st, 2023

Countries tussle at "rocky" global plastic talks

Negotiators charged with hammering out a global treaty to end plastic pollution were warned there was "no time to lose" on Wednesday, after progress was slowed by two days of procedural debates that campaigners blamed on large producer countries......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2023

Understanding the tantalizing benefits of tantalum for improved quantum processors

Whether it's baking a cake, building a house, or developing a quantum device, the quality of the end product significantly depends on its ingredients or base materials. Researchers working to improve the performance of superconducting qubits, the fou.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 31st, 2023

What"s in wine? Campaigners want ingredients on the bottle

European wines are finally being forced to reveal their ingredients to customers, but only on a website—not on the bottle. Environmental campaigners are unimpressed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2023

Beetles in a bottle: A message from aliens to schools

While invasive alien species (IAS) represent a growing threat to global biodiversity and ecosystems, public awareness of them hasn't seen a significant increase. Many researchers believe informing people about IAS is an essential long-term investment.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 25th, 2023

High-stakes talks to end plastic pollution resume

Negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution will resume Monday, with nations under pressure to stem the tide of trash amid calls from campaigners to limit industry influence on the talks......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 25th, 2023

Scientists uncover health benefits of melatonin supplement for cattle

Those needing extra sleep often reach for the bottle of melatonin, but Mississippi State scientists are discovering a host of other proven and potential health benefits for cattle who receive the supplement......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2023

JWST Spots Biggest Water Plume Yet Spewing from a Moon of Saturn

The huge watery cloud spurting from Enceladus could carry the ingredients for life farther into space than previously known.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2023

Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean

Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Americas, inside ceramic artifacts recovered from a small Caribbean island. Forty ceramic sherds were examined in the first study to have used molecular.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2023