Repairing ozone layer is also reducing CO₂ in the atmosphere – new study

Aug 22, 2021 01:43 am UTC| Science

Spring 2060. In dark glasses, a wide sunhat and with what little exposed skin left caked in sun cream, a child stares at the woodland across from their house. It looks scraggly and stunted, and with far fewer leaves than...

How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail

Aug 22, 2021 01:24 am UTC| Technology Science

From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanitys biggest problems: climate change. With machine learning, we can...

Kumho Petrochemical to produce eco-friendly rubber compound out of rice bran

Aug 06, 2021 23:40 pm UTC| Science Economy

Kumho Petrochemical Co. will produce an eco-friendly synthetic rubber compound made of rice bran-based bio-silica. Silica improves fuel efficiency, braking power, and wear resistance of synthetic rubber for...

From CRISPR to glowing proteins to optogenetics – scientists' most powerful technologies have been borrowed from nature

Aug 06, 2021 09:43 am UTC| Science

Watson and Crick, Schrdinger and Einstein all made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the worlds understanding of science. Today big, game-changing ideas are less common. New and improved techniques are the...

Climate Change Series

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report – here's what you need to know and why it's a big deal

Aug 06, 2021 09:41 am UTC| Science

This week, hundreds of scientists from around the world are finalizing a report that assesses the state of the global climate. Its a big deal. The report is used by governments and industries everywhere to understand the...

Insulin was discovered 100 years ago – but it took a lot more than one scientific breakthrough to get a diabetes treatment to patients

Jul 24, 2021 06:52 am UTC| Science

Diabetes was a fatal disease before insulin was discovered on July 27, 1921. A century ago, people diagnosed with this metabolic disorder usually survived only a few years. Physicians had no way to treat their diabetic...

'Cyborg soil' reveals the secret microbial metropolis beneath our feet

Jul 24, 2021 05:58 am UTC| Nature Science

Dig a teaspoon into your nearest clump of soil, and what youll emerge with will contain more microorganisms than there are people on Earth. We know this from lab studies that analyse samples of earth scooped from the...