Adopting Renewable Energy And Nuclear Power In Japan
The self-sufficiency rate of energy in Japan (nuclear energy is considered semi-domestic energy) was 7.0% in 2015. This is the worst level in the history…
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A Study Of Coppicing In Beech Trees
Coppicing is a method to regenerate broadleaved trees by cutting them at the base to stimulate the formation of new sprouts. Researchers have now shown…
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Applying Simple Techniques To Develop Smarter Green Roof Substrates
Urban sprawl and dense urbanization are creating problems with how we manage our stormwater. Large areas of impermeable surfaces (i.e. paved roadways, paths, buildings, and…
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Chronic Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase Cancer Risk
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs): One in ten takes them, they are available without a prescription in many countries, so are they really safe? This is…
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Are Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds Flying Across The Gulf Of Mexico?
Many people find it hard to believe that the small, backyard birds encountered during particular seasons travel thousands of kilometers between temperate breeding grounds and…
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Is The Future Of Meat Animal-Free? Biotechnological Innovations To Bring Clean Meat To Consumers’ Plates
An emerging body of research unequivocally confirms the need to shift our diets away from a dependency on animal agriculture, and it is clear that…
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The Cost Of Cohesion: Social Foragers Sacrifice Diet Quality To Stay Together
Group-living has evolved many times across a very broad range of animal taxa – from swarms of bees to herds of elephants, and even human…
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Poop Transfer – Past, Present, And (No) Future
The topic is delicate (although this already is a misnomer), as most people shiver if they are not disgusted hearing for the first time what…
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Whole Blood Assay – An Innovative Approach Targeting Research On Inflammasomes
The general idea that our immune system consists of an innate and adaptive part is well-known nowadays. Even though basic mechanisms and pathways of our…
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Food-Caching And Spatial Cognition: Harsher Winters Favor More Caching And Better Cognitive Abilities
One of the large questions in the study of the evolution of animal cognition is why there is large variation both among and within species…
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Next Generation Industrial Biotechnology: An Alternative To Costly Chemical Procedures
Industrial biotechnology aims to use bioprocessing of sustainable agriculture products, such as starch, fatty acids and/or cellulose, to produce bulk chemicals including polymeric materials and…
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