Since 2013, the Chinese government has been enforcing strict policies on emissions in an effort to reduce fine particulate air pollution, known as PM 2.5, a major problem in Chinese
In a new study published in the January 2019 edition of Bioresource Technology, scientists have demonstrated an environmentally friendly method for the offshore production of bioplastics in large quantities (1). The process
A study published on 21 December in Nature Communications has uncovered the mechanism that allows plants to remember changes in their environment (1). This memory function can help plants to
A study published on 19 December in Nature Communications has shown that the active ingredient in eyedrops originally being developed to treat eye disease may be effective in treating an
A new study slated for publication on 1 March 2019 in Science of the Total Environment has found that bacterial infections typically found in humans, including Salmonella serovar and Campylobacter
This week, the PsychENCODE Consortium published a collection of 10 research papers in Science, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine presenting 3 years of work aimed at understanding the complex
Climate-smart agriculture is a promising approach to addressing the threat of climate change and can effectively increase yields, benefit the environment, and increase farmer income. Such strategies―including diversification or rotation
A report presented on 8 December at a side event to the UN Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakech, Morrocco has
A report published in Science on 6 December has revealed the extent to which private research funders are stowing away cash in offshore havens. The exposé entitled “Private research funders
On 5 December, NASA launched the first-of-its-kind Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) instrument designed to create a 3D map of the world’s forests. The so-called Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)