Boreal forest fires a ‘time bomb” of carbon emissions,WASHINGTON, March 3 — Summer wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere’s boreal forests have been expanding over the past two decades and produced record high carbon dioxide...
Boreal forest fires a ‘time bomb” of carbon emissions
WASHINGTON, March 3 — Summer wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere’s boreal forests have been expanding over the past two decades and produced record high carbon dioxide…
Much Of West Coast Faces Salmon Fishing Ban As Population Plummets,“There will be no wild-caught California salmon to eat unless someone has still got some vacuum sealed last year in their freezer." Tags:ConservationEnvironmentfishHuffPosthuffpost.com
Sleep Soundly: New Insights Could Pave the Way for Novel Treatments for Insomnia,Texas A&M biologist Alex Keene and his team used variant-to-gene mapping, a predictive genomics approach, to demonstrate that the gene Pig-Q plays a role in regulating sleep in humans, flies, and zebrafish. An effort funded by the National Institutes of Health, comprising of researchers from Tags:biologyinsomniaSciTechDailyscitechdaily.comSleep ScienceTexas A and M UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvaniazebrafish
A World in a Test Tube: Removing Traces of Life in Lab Helps NASA Scientists Study Its Origins,A specialized laboratory at JPL, designed to eliminate the chemical influence of modern organisms, allows scientists to investigate the chemistry that may have given rise to life. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Origins and Habitability Lab, you can find a world in a test tube. This is a si Tags:AstrobiologybiologyEvolutionJPLlifeNASASciTechDailyscitechdaily.com
Double the Brain Benefits: Study Identifies New Advantages of Group Exercise,A study at the University of Tsukuba in Japan has found that routine exercise helps prevent cognitive impairment in older adults, with exercising alone being beneficial, but exercising with others having an even greater positive effect. Regular exercise has benefits beyond a leaner and stronger p Tags:cognitionDementiaExerciseHealthNeuroscienceSciTechDailyscitechdaily.comUniversity of Tsukuba
Three ways moving on from Aaron Rodgers impacts Packers
Three ways moving on from Aaron Rodgers impacts Packers,Moving on from a franchise quarterback is a challenging situation for any NFL team. Here are three ways the Packers will be impacted if Rodgers has indeed played his last game as a member of the
DOH warns vs eating seafood from oil spill areas
DOH warns vs eating seafood from oil spill areas,The Department of Health warned the public yesterday against eating fish and other seafood from areas affected by the oil spill.
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Washington turns to Wall Street to help rescue dying bank
Washington turns to Wall Street to help rescue dying bank,In a scene reminiscent of the last financial crisis, the federal government turned to Wall Street this week for help with a blossoming emergency in the banking sector
How the Hubble telescope is keeping a 265-year-old stargazing project alive,In 1758, a French astronomer started cataloging stars and comets through a ground telescope. Today, Hubble and amateur stargazers continue his legacy. Tags:Deep SpaceNasapopsci.comPopular ScienceScienceSpacespace telescope
Super Glue could make it easier to recycle plastic,The primary ingredient in Super Glue forms a moldable plastic that can be reduced back down to raw materials, making it more recyclable that petroleum-based plastics. Tags:chemistryEnvironmentpopsci.comPopular ScienceSustainabilityTechnology
