Articles by Christopher Packham
Medical Xpress / Domestic abuse and mental health remain taboo subjects for many Sikhs, with deadly consequences
The suicide of Mandeep Kaur caught the attention of people around the world. Kaur, a woman of Sikh heritage from Utter Pradesh in northern India and living in the U.S., posted a video on social media that later went viral, ...
Medical Xpress / New model of care improves type 2 diabetes outcomes in Indigenous Australians
Research shows an innovative model of care that includes a weekly nurse review and an injection of a drug known as Exenatide-LAR significantly improves sugar management for Indigenous Australians with type 2 diabetes (T2D) ...
Medical Xpress / Young kids avoid one learning trap that often snares adults
Children have a secret power that helps them avoid a "learning trap" that adults may sometimes fall into: Kids just can't focus their attention.
Phys.org / Scientists find decreased summer rainfall over Tibetan Plateau after large tropical volcanic eruptions
Tropical volcanic eruptions inject sulfur gases high into the atmosphere, which then convert to sulfate aerosols, spread globally and block the incoming sunlight like a parasol. This can exert significant impacts on the global ...
Phys.org / Keeping current with landslide prediction tools
In the United States alone, a few dozen landslide deaths are recorded every year. They often happen when gravity pulls rocks and soil down an unstable slope. The trigger may be caused by natural events like rain or snowmelt. ...
Phys.org / Manmade wetlands: A barrier to the spread of microplastics
Constructed wetlands, built to treat wastewater and stormwater runoff, act as a barrier preventing the spread of microplastics through the environment, a Griffith-led study has found.
Phys.org / New mapping tool to support the search for high-quality nature-based carbon credits
An interactive mapping software that will support the prospecting, development and management of nature-based carbon credit projects worldwide was launched on Sept. 22 at the World Economic Forum—Champions for Nature event ...
Phys.org / Study shows how turtles have fared a decade after oil spill
Twelve years after an oil spill coated nearly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, new research at The University of Toledo confirms that turtles rehabilitated in the aftermath of the disaster had high long-term survival rates.
Medical Xpress / Video: Feeling the heat: Climate change and a kidney disease mystery
In Sri Lanka, a rash of kidney disease is affecting farmers who grow rice in marshy parts of the island. Professor Nishad Jayasundara of the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Duke Global Health Institute. (DGHI) ...
Phys.org / Life can thrive around even the smallest stars, study claims
Photosynthesis is probably the most important chemical reaction for life on Earth. It is the process plants use to transform sunlight into energy it can use. Through it, plants can produce carbohydrates they can use (and ...
Phys.org / Why wandering albatrosses get divorced: New research
Monogamy is widespread among birds and it is well known that many seabird species mate for life. Famous examples include charismatic penguins and albatrosses which are often portrayed in the media as the perfect couples. ...
Phys.org / New study seeks to explain the 'Mandela Effect', the bizarre phenomenon of shared false memories
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Tech Xplore / As pandemic measures are lifted, social media use has declined with the exception of TikTok
In September, the Wall Street Journal reported that Instagram is faltering in its bid to keep up with TikTok, the wildly popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app.
Phys.org / How do we deal with the polarization around climate change?
President Biden recently scored a big win in the fight against climate change with his Inflation Reduction Act, but despite the compromises it made to the fossil fuel interest, not a single Republican voted for it—neither ...
Medical Xpress / Omicron-specific vaccines may give slightly better COVID protection, but getting boosted promptly is the best bet
Vaccines (predominantly mRNA vaccines) have been our front-line defense against COVID and have saved millions of lives.
