How Family Trees And DNA Fingerprinting Are Helping European Abalone Aquaculture
The way that people source their seafood has changed dramatically in recent years. In 1980, more than 90% of all the fish and shellfish that…
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Yearly Archive: 2018
Properties Of Biochar Derived From Castor Plants
In Latin America, Amazonian natives have been using biochar along with organic waste for centuries or even millennia to enhance the soil and alter its…
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Humans Chased Massive Sloths Thousands Of Years Ago
All you sloth fans out there listen up; it has been discovered that there was a massive sloth roaming around with humans chasing it. That’s…
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Inchworm: How This Caterpillar (Turned Moth) Inspired An New Exercise Workout
The inchworm exercise is intended to work out multiple joints and increase both endurance and strength throughout the entire body. It was also inspired by…
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Scientists May Have Just Found A Brand New Form Of DNA
Though DNA has traditionally been depicted as a double helix, a new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry may have just discovered a brand…
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Tech Companies Lead Exodus Away From Fossil Fuels
As the costs associated with renewable energy continue to fall, tech companies like Amazon and Google are leading a transition away from fossil fuels to…
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Animals With Down Syndrome: Tiger, Dog, Monkey, Lion, Etc.
Animals with down syndrome like diseases can exist in tigers, dogs, monkeys, and lions. While it is not exactly the same disease as down syndrome,…
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Measuring Neural And Cognitive Side Effects Of Statin Drugs
High cholesterol, termed hyperlipidemia, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In fact, for every 10% increase in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL-C, known as…
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Tackling Type 2 Diabetes At Its Root By Directly Shrinking Adipose Tissue
The incidence of obesity in the United States is soaring. Four in 10 adult Americans are considered obese based on their body mass index (BMI,…
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A Green Method For Biomass Solubilization: Subcritical Water Process Combined With Microwave Pretreatment
Lignocellulosic biomass materials are attracting increasing attention as renewable, economical, and abundant resources to reduce dependency on petroleum resources and minimize energy and material feedstock…
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Informal Urban Firewood Markets Persist Despite Large-Scale Socioeconomic Development
Almost three-quarters of Africa’s urban population uses firewood as their primary source of domestic energy, and the International Energy Agency projected that the absolute numbers…
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