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Improving ecosystems with aquatic plants
(American Society for Horticultural Science) Wetland restoration is critical for improving ecosystem services, but many aquatic plant nurseries do not have facilities similar to those typically used for large-scale plant production. This study attemp...
Don't panic: Lessons learned from Hawaii false alarm
(University of Georgia) People did not panic after receiving a false alarm text message about an impending ballistic missile. Instead they looked to others for what to do.
Aiming for gold: improving reproducibility in hydrology studies
(Utah State University) Low levels of reproducibility are not uncommon in hydrology studies. Researchers at Utah State University created an online survey tool that will help authors and journals achieve improved reproducibility levels in water resou...
Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?
(American Chemical Society) Along with many other harmful health consequences, smoking tobacco causes chemical changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. Excessive alcohol use can have similar effects. Surprisingly, however, very few st...
Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange continue to pollute Vietnam environment, study says
(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) During the Vietnam War, United States aircraft sprayed more than 20 million gallons of herbicides, including dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, on the country's...
Clouds May Hold the Key to Future Warming
New findings that certain clouds could disintegrate under extreme warming come with key caveats-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A water-splitting catalyst unlike any other
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL chemists have developed a new iron-nickel oxide catalyst for water splitting, the reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. The patent-pending catalyst shows significantly higher activity in the oxygen-evol...
A water-splitting catalyst unlike any other
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL chemists have developed a new iron-nickel oxide catalyst for water splitting, the reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. The patent-pending catalyst shows significantly higher activity in the oxygen-evol...
Fixing Regulatory Pitfalls Could Reduce Methane Emissions
Smarter regulations can bring to market high-tech products that better find oil and gas leaks-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
PolyU collaborates with RCA to establish an AI powered design laboratory
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Royal College of Art (RCA), United Kingdom, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm their intention to establish the PolyU|RCA Artificial...