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The State of Wildfires report warns that the frequency and intensity of wildfires are increasing, driven by human-induced climate change. Updated: Canada’s wildfires of the past year have set an alarming precedent, producing nearly as much greenhouse gas emissions in a single season as would typically accumulate over a decade under normal circumstances. According to the latest State of Wildfires report, released on Wednesday, these fires contributed approximately 2 billion tonnes of [...]

A more efficient, low-cost system to help detect microbes in water quickly and easily, could help save millions of lives yearly in developing countries. Updated: Researchers developed a fluorescence detection system (right) that can provide highly sensitive detection of deadly microorganisms in drinking water, without using any lenses. They are now converting the technology into a lensless dip-in handheld system (left) that could be useful for testing water quality in the traditional natural [...]

A recent study from the University of Sao Paulo reveals that COVID-19 can impact male reproductive health for an extended period. Updated: Recent studies have raised concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on male fertility, with the virus potentially persisting in sperm for up to 90 days after hospital discharge and even up to 110 days after initial infection. This presence may significantly affect semen quality. “Even though this virus is scarcely found in human semen polymerase [...]

MXenes were integrated into plastic sheets with microscopic grooves to create sturdy, heat-tolerant films capable of twisting light beams. Updated: A team of researchers at the University of Michigan employed MXenes, a type of ceramic-like material derived from industrial waste materials to develop heat-tolerant films capable of twisting light beams. The MXenes were integrated into plastic sheets with microscopic grooves to create sturdy, heat-tolerant films capable of twisting light [...]

The process involves burning the surface of the old leaves to make graphite. Researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) have discovered a way to use old leaves as sensors. The new technique effectively laser-prints the surface of the leaves, turning them into something entirely unexpected. The new technique has been developed as an alternative to 3D printing as a means to more sustainable ways to make things like sensors. By using leaf litter as the raw [...]

Coffee arabica emerged organically from the union of two other coffee species within Ethiopian woodlands approximately 600,000 years ago.

A study from a team of researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has unveiled a new jellyfish species, Santjordia pagesi. This finding marks the emergence of a novel genus and species within a previously unknown subfamily dubbed the Santjordiinae. Santjordia pagesi, like other jellyfish, is see-through, but its bright red stomach serves a special purpose. It helps hide bioluminescent creatures swallowed by the jellyfish from [...]

Despite advances in sequencing technology, much remains to be discovered about the vast universe of peptides and their biological roles

“For the first time, our data produced sufficient evidence based on hypoxia [low levels of oxygen in tissue] that we may have a novel biomimetic material with the potential to regenerate bone tissue."