Abstract Armed conflicts have, in addition to severe impacts on human lives and infrastructure, also impacts on the environment, which needs to be assessed and documented. On September the 26th 2022, unknown perpetrators deliberately ruptured the two gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 with four coordinated explosions near a major chemical munition dump site…

AI approaches are increasingly being applied to help researchers digest the scientific literature.Credit: Михаил Руденко/Getty Earlier this month, Erik van Nimwegen and Pascal Grobecker, computational biologists at the University of Basel in Switzerland, posted a preprint1 on the bioRxiv server describing a new tool for deciphering gene-expression patterns in individual cells. Van Nimwegen was excited…

Abstract In this study, we investigated the potential of using curcumin (CUR) as an adjuvant to enhance the delivery of antiretroviral drug elvitegravir (EVG) across the BBB, and alleviate oxidative stress and inflammatory response, which are the major hallmark of HIV neuropathogenesis. In a mouse model, we compared the biodistribution of EVG alone and in…

In April, the entire editorial boards of two companion neuroimaging journals resigned. The 42 researchers were protesting against what they thought to be excessive article-processing charges (APCs) for authors publishing in the journals, which are run by Dutch publishing giant Elsevier. The APC for NeuroImage is US$3,450, and its sister journal NeuroImage: Reports has doubled…

This year, my colleagues at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) — which implements the Chemical Weapons Convention, an arms-control treaty that entered into force in 1997 — and I reached a milestone: we verified that the last remaining declared stockpiles of chemical weapons in the world had been destroyed. Now, the…

Abstract Solar geoengineering is a controversial climate policy measure that could lower global temperature by increasing the amount of light reflected by the Earth. As scientists and policymakers increasingly consider this idea, an understanding of the level and drivers of public support for its research and potential deployment will be key. This study focuses on…

Within the glass vials of the Natural Products Discovery Center at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, scientists have discovered two useful new enzymes which may help them create medicines for cancer and other conditions. Credit: Scott Wiseman Slumbering among thousands of bacterial strains in a collection of natural specimens…

Kurt Fesenmyer is a forest spatial data scientist on the Global Natural Climate Solutions Science Team, which conducts research to motivate and inform the design and implementation of natural climate solutions. His work focuses on measuring and mapping forest management practices that enhance carbon storage, support biodiversity, and provide livelihoods for local communities. Kurt has…

November 13, 2023 Ana Ka’ahanui, B.A. 1993, is a forest therapy guide and co-founder of Capital Nature. (Catholic University/Patrick G. Ryan) By Anna Capizzi Ana Ka’ahanui, B.A. 1993, is a dendrophile – a lover of trees. Sitting in front of the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center on a warm November day she pointed out three…

This year saw its fair share of superconductor hype, and one of the most controversial papers—originally published in the prestigious journal Nature—has finally been retracted. The original paper reported that a material, dubbed “red matter,” was a room temperature superconductor at 10,000 atmospheric pressure. But the work was immediately scrutinized by scientists. After a months-long…