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A wide-ranging study into pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers has found that more than a quarter of those analyzed carry potentially toxic levels of drugs. The research greatly expands our scope of knowledge around this type of pollution, an… Continue reading Global river study finds pharmaceutical contamination on every continent
With plastic waste turning up everywhere from Arctic snowfall to Antarctic sea ice, and the world’s tallest mountain in between, we’re seeing more researchers shift their gaze toward the potential impacts on human health. The latest discovery in this s… Continue reading First-of-a-kind study shows plastic’s toxic effects on human cells
Wheat is one of the planet’s most widely grown crops, so any increases in its grain yield could go a long way towards reducing world hunger. That’s where a new variety of the plant comes in, as its yield is reportedly up to 11 percent higher than that … Continue reading Genetically modified wheat boasts 11-percent higher yield
A new survey, led by researchers from University of York, has found owning a pet is associated with better mental health during COVID-19 lockdowns. The survey also linked pet ownership to lower levels of loneliness and, interestingly, both positive ass… Continue reading Pet owners cope better with COVID-19 lockdowns – and any species will do
Body odor is an unpleasant fact of life that we’ve all experienced in some way. Bacteria in the armpit have long been known to be the stinky culprits, and now scientists have discovered a “BO enzyme” in these bugs that’s responsible for the worst of it… Continue reading “BO enzyme” found in armpit bacteria could be new deodorant target
Yesterday, the University of York disclosed a security incident that affected Blackbaud, a third-party service provider offering customer relationship management (CRM) tools for nonprofits and educational organizations. According to a data breach memo,… Continue reading Data Breach: University of York Staff and Student Records Stolen in Third-Party Cloud Service Provider Ransomware Attack
The weird world of quantum physics is being harnessed for some fascinating use cases. In the latest example, physicists have developed and demonstrated a “quantum radar” prototype that uses the quantum entanglement phenomenon to detect objects, a syste… Continue reading “Quantum radar” uses entangled photons to detect objects
Dark matter is believed to outnumber regular matter by a ratio of five-to-one, but so far it’s never been directly detected. Now, nuclear physicists at the University of York have proposed a new candidate particle that might make up the strange stuff –… Continue reading New candidate particle for dark matter is one we’ve already found
A meta-analysis of 320 research papers on microplastics concludes that ”the available data…suggest that these materials are not causing harm to the environment.” Continue reading Beauty Industry-Funded Study Suggests Microplastics ‘Are Not Causing Harm to the Environment’
Researchers found that cueing new information during sleep improves memory of that information. Continue reading Researchers Can ‘See’ Your Memories While You Sleep