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Unveiling Tasmania’s Fiery Past: The First Signs of Early Humans Shaping the Landscape with Fire

Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought. Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier
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The Vulnerability of Superbugs: Uncovering Their Achilles’ Heel

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Impaired Protein Blueprint Editing Sparks Cellular Demise

An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is disrupted, the blueprints used by the cell to produce proteins are inaccurately edited through a process called splicing. The study sheds light on how specific mutations may lead to the retinal disease retinitis pigmentosa. Importantly
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Humidity Hampers Daytime Cooling Benefits of Urban Green Areas

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Unveiling Tasmania’s Fiery Past: The First Signs of Early Humans Shaping the Landscape with Fire

Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought. Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier

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Unveiling Tasmania’s Fiery Past: The First Signs of Early Humans Shaping the Landscape with Fire

Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought. Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier

The Vulnerability of Superbugs: Uncovering Their Achilles’ Heel

To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium availability. This limitation potentially could be exploited to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance. Recent estimates indicate that deadly antibiotic-resistant infections will rapidly escalate over the next

Impaired Protein Blueprint Editing Sparks Cellular Demise

An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is disrupted, the blueprints used by the cell to produce proteins are inaccurately edited through a process called splicing. The study sheds light on how specific mutations may lead to the retinal disease retinitis pigmentosa. Importantly
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Male Fruit Flies: Fickle Hearts Pick Mates Over Safety

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Male fruit flies will become oblivious to physical danger as they become more engaged in courtship and sex. Male fruit flies will become oblivious to physical danger as they become more engaged in courtship and sex, new research shows. Researchers at the University of Birmingham have shown that pursuit of a coveted reward -- in

Unveiling the Mystery: The Drivers Behind Greenland’s Unexpected Warming Trends

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The climate factors revealed in a new study shed light on Greenland's climate and can help predict the future development of Greenland's ice sheet. In recent years, Greenland has warmed faster than the global average. A new study identifies clear-sky downwelling longwave radiation -- heat radiated by the atmosphere to the surface -- along with

The Influence of Rainfall on the Growth of Sea Turtle Hatchlings

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An internationally collaborative study delves into how fluctuating rainfall impacts the development of sea turtle hatchlings, revealing that it has a more profound effect than changes in air temperature. Regional weather influences incubation and hatchling development and the impact of rainfall varies between species. For loggerhead turtles, heavier rainfall results in hatchlings with smaller carapaces

Bridging the Gaps: Reevaluating Darwin’s Concerns in Evolutionary History

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Fossils are used to reconstruct evolutionary history, but not all animals and plants become fossils and many fossils are destroyed before we can find them (e.g., the rocks that contain the fossils are destroyed by erosion). As a result, the fossil record has gaps and is incomplete, and we're missing data that we need to

Measure Your Microplastic Intake in Minutes with This New Tool!

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Micro- and nanoplastics are in our food, water and the air we breathe. They are showing up in our bodies, too. Now, researchers have developed a low-cost, portable tool to accurately measure plastic released from everyday sources like disposable cups and water bottles. Micro- and nanoplastics are in our food, water and the air we

Unmasking the Connection: Aoudad and Bighorn Sheep’s Shared Respiratory Illnesses

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A team of researchers has discovered that aoudad -- an animal in the sheep and goat family -- can catch and spread many of the same respiratory pathogens that can impact desert bighorn sheep, a native species in Texas that often shares its habitat with aoudad. A team of researchers at the Texas A&M College

Harnessing Nature: A Revolutionary Biomass Polymer for Carbon Capture and Release

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A new, biomass-based material can be used to repeatedly capture and release carbon dioxide. The material is primarily made from lignin, an organic molecule that is a main component of wood and other plants, and it can take up carbon dioxide (CO2) from concentrated sources or directly from the air. A new, biomass-based material developed

The Impact of Gut Microbiome on the Effectiveness of Rotavirus Vaccines

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Certain types of gut bacteria can hinder the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine, according to researchers. Certain types of gut bacteria can hinder the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. The findings, led by Drs. Vu L. Ngo and Andrew T. Gewirtz, published

Oxygen from Ocean Depths Sparks Curiosity About Alien Life Forms

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Rocks are generating 'dark oxygen' in an area being explored for deep-sea mining. Over 12,000 feet below the surface of the sea, in a region of the Pacific Ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), million-year-old rocks cover the seafloor. These rocks may seem lifeless, but nestled between the nooks and crannies on their surfaces

Lessons from Tiny Fossils: Insights into Ancient Climate Change

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By analyzing foram shells recovered in drill cores, study led by geologists links rapid climate change that led to thermal maxima 50 million years ago to rising CO2 levels. At the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epochs, between 59 to 51 million years ago, Earth experienced dramatic warming periods, both gradual

Rethinking Pest Management: How to Sustain Native Bees in Our Ecosystems

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New research shows a strong correlation between pesticide use and declining sightings of wild bees, with pesticide use causing appearances of some species to drop as much as 56%. The loss of wild bees could disrupt ecosystems, affecting plant survival and the wildlife dependent on those plants, while also posing a significant risk to agricultural

Revolutionizing Sustainability: NREL Pioneers Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade Technology

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Researchers see a realistic path forward to the manufacture of bio-derivable wind blades that can be chemically recycled and the components reused, ending the practice of old blades winding up in landfills at the end of their useful life. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) see a realistic path
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