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News & Articles By Edsel Cook
03/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
“Sounds” like home: Baby coral choose their home using acoustics and low-frequency sound
When a family is thinking about moving into a new neighborhood, they will scope out the area first and see if it is any good. In a similar vein, the larvae of coral pick a place to call home based on the sounds made by the animals there, said American researchers. Once a larva decides to settle […]
03/08/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Are organized clean-ups really saving the world’s beaches?
In response to the increasing amounts of plastic trash that are washing up on the shorelines of the world, many concerned groups are rallying people to gather up the beach litter for proper disposal. But these organized clean-up efforts are only a drop in the world ocean-full of plastic waste. The beaches of Roatan reflect […]
03/06/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Plastic pollution at its WORST: Research finds that sea scallops can ingest BILLIONS of microplastics particles in just 6 hours
Is your mouthful of seafood tasting less like a meal and more like poisonous plastic? U.K. researchers recently warned about the dangerous amounts of microplastic pollutants that can get into the bodies of marine animals that humans catch and eat for food. Researchers at the University of Manchester (Manchester) conducted several experiments where they exposed […]
03/06/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Drones can take birdwatching to the next level
Aerial drones are being touted as a much better way to watch over endangered species in the wilderness. U.K. researchers recently suggest sending out drones with thermal-sensing cameras that can spot the well-camouflaged specimens and hidden nests of the European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus). While numerous in overall number and still common throughout most of Europe, this species is growing increasingly rare […]
02/28/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Novel chemistry method paves the way for large-scale production of bioplastic bottles
Japanese and Dutch researchers demonstrated a new technique to extract an important plastic-making chemical from non-edible plant matter in large quantities. Their method of getting furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from a renewable source of material could displace the fossil fuel equivalent that is used to make plastic bottles and other plastic products. There is a growing […]
02/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Fascinating study finds a species of wasps that transforms a “social” spider into a zombie-like drone
In the depths of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, there is a parasitic wasp with a ghastly means of reproduction. It lays an egg on a live social spider, and when the larva hatches, it hijacks the body of its host to build a cocoon for it. Then it kills the spider and moves inside its new home to […]
02/25/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New study overturns classic ideas about volcanic eruptions
When you were younger, you were probably taught that volcanoes contained a central chamber filled with molten material called magma. But a British study claims that that there is no such underground space inside a volcano, only many small pockets filled with crystals and magma. These findings are earthshaking in more ways than one. Our […]
02/24/2019
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By Edsel Cook
It takes just 6 hours for billions of nanoplastics to accumulate in marine organisms
The next time your dinner plate contains any kind of clam harvested from the sea, you may want to order a plant-based salad instead. A recent British study has shown that scallops and other similar marine bivalve mollusks can get completely contaminated by nano-sized bits of plastics after just a few hours of exposure. The great scallop (Pecten […]
02/24/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers build a robotic platform to observe the effects of neonicotinoids on bee behavior
A video camera-controlling robot was used to record the negative effects of neonicotinoids on bumblebees. The Harvard-designed machine was able to record and show the disruptive effects of the pesticides on the way the bees behaved, interacted with other members of their nest, and regulated their body temperature. Bees are in serious danger from widely used neonicotinoid pesticides. […]
02/24/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Novel research raises prospects for large-scale production of algae-derived starch
Japanese researchers found the natural means by which a species of algae regulates its starch production. They believe this biological mechanism can be used to increase the starch content of algae, which would make it much more efficient and profitable to cultivate the tiny plant on an agricultural scale. Starch is not just the natural […]
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