It’s hard to walk a block or finish a morning coffee without encountering some system that attempts to tell you what to read, what to buy, how to lose weight or prevent dementia or tweak your decisions in other specific ways. My watch constantly buzzes with “relax reminders.” The number of calories appears next to…

A new scenario-modelling facility that aims to accelerate regional cooperation on nature-based carbon projects across Southeast Asia was launched today at COP28, the United Nations climate change conference, during a panel at the Singapore Pavilion titled ‘Beyond Borders: Harnessing greater mitigation opportunities through international cooperation’. The S$1 million NUS Decision Theatre was developed by the…

In what is a hugely promising sign for securing and boosting food production, a large-scale field study has demonstrated how treating farmland soil with mycorrhizal fungi can improve crop yields of maize by 40%, without the use of any additional fertilizers or pesticides. In the Swiss study, researchers mixed Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) into soil,…

People young and old — from 8 to 88 — admire animals. Everyone, whether they admit it or not, has an affection for at least one or two species. But there is more to enjoying wildlife than just observing a bird at a backyard feeder or watching a moose raise her calf. And more often…

People young and old — from 8 to 88 — admire animals. Everyone, whether they admit it or not, has an affection for at least one or two species. But there is more to enjoying wildlife than just observing a bird at a backyard feeder or watching a moose raise her calf. And more often…

November 29, 2023 — Former astronaut Mary Cleave, who launched twice on the space shuttle before becoming the first woman to head NASA’s science division, has died at the age of 76. Cleave’s death on Monday (Nov. 27) was confirmed by NASA’s outgoing associate administrator Bob Cabana, who was also a shuttle astronaut. “I’m sad…

Georgetown University’s fast-paced environment and urban setting make it challenging to slow down and engage with nature. Balancing work, school and social lives can be hard enough, leaving little time to break the so-called “Georgetown bubble.” Yet, engaging with nature provides us with countless benefits that can be especially helpful during our stressful college years,…

image:  Jefferson Lab nuclear physicist Alexandre Deur has been named an American Physical Society Fellow for the study of the spin structure of the nucleon. view more  Credit: DOE’s Jefferson Lab/Aileen Devlin NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Alexandre Deur has spent his career studying the mystifying spin structure of the nucleon — which is also one…

SINGAPORE – Just days before the start of the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai, heavy rain and thunderstorms flooded parts of the desert city for the first time. Coming on the back of a series of extreme weather events that have surfaced in 2023 – from heatwaves in Brazil to flash floods in…

Abstract Advanced geoscience techniques are essential to contextualize fossils, artefacts and other archaeologically important material accurately and effectively. Their appropriate use will increase confidence in new interpretations of the fossil and archaeological record, providing important information about the life and depositional history of these materials and so should form an integral component of all human…