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Where humans live, microplastics end up in rivers, new research finds
A paper published in Environmental Pollution, authored by Saint Louis University (SLU) scientists, shows that human…
Inbred to well-fed: Maize breeding efforts to improve food security and safety in Africa
Over 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on maize for nearly 30% of their…
Which weather characteristics affect agricultural and food trade the most?
Changing weather patterns have profound impacts on agricultural production around the world. Higher temperatures, severe drought,…
Container ship accidents are a little-understood but emerging threat to marine ecosystems, new study shows
An estimated 80 percent of the world’s cargo is transported via ship-borne containers—a method that has…
An on-chip time-lens generates ultrafast pulses
Researchers have developed a high-performance, on-chip femtosecond pulse source using a time lens. Click…
Researchers design 'prodrug' that targets cancer cells' big appetite for glutamine, leaving healthy cells unharmed
Researchers have revamped an anti-cancer drug to better target cancer cells and leave healthy tissues unharmed. …
Light-matter interactions on sub-nanometer scales unlocked, leading to 'picophotonics'
Researchers have discovered new waves with picometer-scale spatial variations of electromagnetic fields which can propagate in…
How history can affect the success and failure of ecological restoration
Ecologists have shown that efforts to restore prairies can have vastly different outcomes in terms of…
Where humans live, microplastics end up in rivers
Scientists shows that human proximity is the best indicator of microplastics being found in the Meramec…