The Medicines We Take Don't All Break Down In Our Bodies - They End Up Here Instead
Modern medicines pose a significant threat to ecosystems due to pharmaceuticals contaminating waterways and harming wildlife, necessitating urgent changes in drug design.
Europe's exhausted oyster reefs once covered area size of Northern Ireland'
Natural oyster reefs once spanned extensive areas across Europe, now drastically reduced due to overfishing, pollution, and habitat destruction.
Urban wildfires pose a serious threat to water quality and aquatic life, research shows
Urban wildfires introduce toxic pollutants that threaten stream ecosystems and the benthic macroinvertebrates that serve as indicators of water quality.
Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies
Wildfires have lasting impacts on watershed health, affecting water quality and ecosystems long after the flames are extinguished.
The Medicines We Take Don't All Break Down In Our Bodies - They End Up Here Instead
Modern medicines pose a significant threat to ecosystems due to pharmaceuticals contaminating waterways and harming wildlife, necessitating urgent changes in drug design.
Europe's exhausted oyster reefs once covered area size of Northern Ireland'
Natural oyster reefs once spanned extensive areas across Europe, now drastically reduced due to overfishing, pollution, and habitat destruction.
Urban wildfires pose a serious threat to water quality and aquatic life, research shows
Urban wildfires introduce toxic pollutants that threaten stream ecosystems and the benthic macroinvertebrates that serve as indicators of water quality.
Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies
Wildfires have lasting impacts on watershed health, affecting water quality and ecosystems long after the flames are extinguished.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report highlights funding rounds for various startups in the US, including Airstack, Altruist, and ARRIS.
This AI just figured out geometry - is this a step towards artificial reasoning?
An AI developed by Google Deepmind can solve International Mathematical Olympiad-level geometry problems by learning basic principles from large amounts of data.
Mass predator die-offs can have significant effects on the delicate balance of ecosystems, but there is still limited knowledge about these effects.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/6/24
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report highlights funding rounds for various startups in the US, including Airstack, Altruist, and ARRIS.
This AI just figured out geometry - is this a step towards artificial reasoning?
An AI developed by Google Deepmind can solve International Mathematical Olympiad-level geometry problems by learning basic principles from large amounts of data.
Mass predator die-offs can have significant effects on the delicate balance of ecosystems, but there is still limited knowledge about these effects.
Meet the Real-life Versions of Dune's Epic Sandworms
Sandworms are central to the fictional planet Arrakis in Dune, where they excrete spice crucial to the ecosystem.
Real-life worms can grow up to several meters in length, similar to Dune's sandworms.
An Ally in the Climate Fight: Nature Itself
The recent global climate summit recognized the importance of protecting ecosystems and committed to halting deforestation and land degradation by 2030.
Scientists are using space-based lasers to measure the biomass of forests and determine how much carbon they store.
Are giant, venomous Joro spiders about to invade New York?
The Joro spider, a species from East Asia, known for web-weaving, is slowly migrating northwards in the US and may soon reach the northeast and even Canada.
Sandstorms: What are they, and why are they more frequent? DW 07/12/2024
Sandstorms, like tsunamis in the sky, have significant impacts by transporting massive amounts of sand and dust across continents, benefiting ecosystems through nutrient fertilization.
Nature Notes: Take a moment to admire damselflies
The male banded demoiselle uses wings as semaphore for mating and territorial purposes.