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Phys.org / Breadcrumbs offer fossil fuel–free production of everyday goods

The humble breadcrumb could hold the key to cutting out fossil fuels from one of the chemical industry's most widely used reactions, according to a new study. Scientists have found a one-pot microbial formula that uses waste ...

6 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the 'robust' rockcod

About 10 million years ago, Antarctica's Southern Ocean started to get so cold that it scared away most fish in the region. Among the fish that stayed were what are now known as black rockcod, part of a famously sturdy family ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Proximity to nuclear power plants associated with increased cancer mortality

U.S. counties located closer to operational nuclear power plants (NPPs) have higher rates of cancer mortality than those located farther away, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The ...

6 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / What banana-scented kombu means for probiotic foods and seaweed-based drinks

Kombu (Saccharina japonica) is a brown seaweed extensively cultivated and consumed in Japan, Korea and China. Despite its nutritional value, its strong fishy and grassy odor can deter some consumers. Additionally, many of ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Can childhood obesity limit the American dream? Study links it to lifelong mobility penalties

While the national conversation around childhood obesity often focuses on rising health care costs, new research co-authored by Ball State University economist Dr. Maoyong Fan suggests the crisis may also be limiting the ...

3 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Peatland lakes in Congo Basin release carbon that is thousands of years old

Researchers at ETH Zurich have now discovered for the first time that large blackwater lakes in the extensive peatlands of the central Congo Basin are releasing ancient carbon. To date, climate researchers had assumed that ...

6 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Students run 'bee hotels' across Canada—DNA reveals who's checking in

Can students be on the front lines of conservation? A new Canada-wide study, published in Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, suggests they can. The efforts of some 5,000 students produced data detailed enough to reveal complex ...

1 hour ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Over 43% of health care professionals suffered insomnia during and after COVID-19, study reveals

An analysis co-led by Josefa A. Antón Ruiz, a researcher from the Department of Health Psychology at the University of Alicante (UA), reveals that 43.5% of health care professionals experienced clinically significant symptoms ...

1 hour ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Cleaner hulls, safer seas? How eDNA checks could spot invasive species early

Antarctic scientists have trialed a DNA "barcoding" technique that could improve biosecurity measures that help protect polar ecosystems from invasive marine species. The research, led by Australian Antarctic Program scientists, ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Good fungus may one day help save plants from bad fungus like deadly myrtle rust disease

What do coffee, sugar, wheat, soy, eucalypts and paperbarks all have in common?

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Shining a light on the secret life of carbon dioxide in cells

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) connects us to the natural world: What we breathe out becomes fuel for forests. But inside our own bodies, CO₂ has a secret life. It sparks chemical reactions, shapes metabolism, and may even act ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Seabird conservation starts upstream, scientists say

New research from Monash University, in collaboration with Phillip Island Nature Parks, has found conclusive evidence that rivers are vital drivers of food and habitat for seabirds around the world. The research, published ...

2 hours ago in Biology