A new study reveals that implementing enhanced weathering (EW), the practice of adding crushed basalt to soils, with U.S. agriculture could remove between 160 and 300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere annually by 2050, rising to 250 to 490 million tons of CO2 removal by 2070. The authors demonstrate that […]
Author: Roberto Rey Agudo, Research Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Dartmouth College The idea of a humanlike artificial intelligence assistant that you can speak with has been alive in many people’s imaginations since the release of “Her,” Spike Jonze’s 2013 film about a man who falls in love with a Siri-like AI named Samantha […]
Earth experienced a surge in greenery in 2020 The year 2020 marked the greenest year in nearly two decades. While the COVID-19 pandemic’s reduced human activity slightly boosted vegetation, the primary drivers were increased carbon dioxide, warmer climates and reforestation projects, notably in China and India. Full Story: Earth Ancient cannibalism found in cave An […]
In the realm of modern technology, controlling light at the smallest scales is crucial for advancements in areas like medical imaging, environmental sensing, and the development of new computing technologies. A recent study explores innovative methods to manipulate light emission from individual molecules, paving the way for significant progress in these fields. The role of […]
For the problem of scientific realism, the most consequential implication of the ‘ugly duckling theorem’ we met in our last entry was that judgments of similarity seem to be not reducible to any kind of algorithmic definition that might tell in an objective way how much ‘similar’ is one thing to another, for these judgments […]
The future of medicine may very well lie in the personalization of health care—knowing exactly what an individual needs and then delivering just the right mix of nutrients, metabolites, and medications, if necessary, to stabilize and improve their condition. To make this possible, physicians first need a way to continuously measure and monitor certain biomarkers […]
Authors: Joëlle Vanhamme, Professor of Marketing, EDHEC Business School, and Valerie Swaen, Professor of Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility, Université catholique de Louvain Is renting clothes instead of buying them truly better for the planet? As the textile industry faces growing scrutiny for its environmental impact, clothing rental services promise consumers the opportunity to refresh […]
Widespread decline in genetic diversity Genetic diversity is declining among a wide range of species, including some not considered threatened, due to factors such as climate change and habitat loss. Genetic diversity declines were found in two-thirds of 628 species of birds, mammals, bony fish and flowering plants studied, threatening the species’ resilience and ability […]
In a recent study, a team of researchers explores the intriguing electronic behaviours that emerge when two distinct forms of carbon-based materials—nanoporous graphene (NPG) and graphene—are layered together with a twist between them. Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, renowned for its exceptional electrical conductivity, mechanical strength […]
Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such as the Quetzalcoatlus were the largest known animals to ever take to the skies, with wingspans of over ten meters (on par with military aircraft like the Spitfire). My team’s new study may help solve the evolutionary […]