Plastic use became widespread in the 1950s and since then plastic pollution of land, seas, and even the atmosphere has ballooned into a major cause for global concern. And the
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A new study published on 16 April in Nature Communications demonstrates how so-called gene priming plants is used to activate shoot progenitors ― the stem cells in plants that facilitate
Microplastics are making their way through the atmosphere leaving no stone untouched. A small pilot study published on 15 April in Nature Geoscience has for the first time discovered microplastics
“As Aristotle and every serious theorist of human nature has understood, human beings are by nature cultural animals…”[1] It is interesting to paraphrase F. Fukuyama: the individual is born of
Is there a link between socioeconomic status and genes? And what influence do environmental factors and genetics have on health and life outcomes? A new study published on 8 April
European glaciers are on a course to shrink by one-third by 2050, regardless of greenhouse gas reductions, according to a new study published on 9 April in The Cryosphere, a
Scientists have developed a new model to predict the impact of enhancing biological plant processes, such as photosynthesis, on large-scale crop yields. According to the new study, published on 8
Scientists discovered that periodic burst of electricity may be able to reverse memory deficits in older people, according to a new study published on 8 April in Nature Neuroscience (1).
A new study published ahead of print on 8 April in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analysed the potential of realising carbon-negative power in China, the world’s
Although still in the early stages, researchers from McGill in Canada and the University of Birmingham in the UK have uncovered a potential new type of rocket fuel that is