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05/19/2020
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By Franz Walker
Is Volkswagen’s new ID.3 electric car the “Tesla killer?”
Tesla has maintained a lead in the electric vehicle (EV) market, especially with its best-selling Model 3 sedan. However, other companies have started chipping at the Palo Alto, California, automaker’s lead. Volkswagen is one of these companies, and it’s taking aim at Tesla’s best selling model with its brand new ID.3, set to launch this summer. Tesla’s […]
05/13/2020
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By Franz Walker
Free of human interference, wildlife thrives in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Since that fateful day in 1986, almost no humans have set foot within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. In the absence of humans, a diverse community of wildlife has since moved in and repopulated the area. Today, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, as the exclusion zone is officially called, is almost completely devoid of humans. […]
05/08/2020
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By Franz Walker
Plant extracts found to suppress disease-causing fungus in persimmon trees
In this study, researchers from South Korea obtained extracts from various plant species and tested their efficacy in suppressing the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes, which causes anthracnose in Diospyros kaki (Japanese persimmon). Their findings were published in the journal Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. For their analysis, the researchers obtained extracts from various parts of 45 plant species from 27 families using different extraction methods. Testing […]
05/01/2020
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By Franz Walker
Caribbean island uses solar hydropanels to harvest water after coronavirus shut down supply lines
Residents of Belize’s Caye Caulker Island have begun using solar power to harvest fresh water from the air after shipments to the island were delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Islanders are using 23 solar-powered hydropanels from Zero Mass Water to convert airborne moisture into potable water. Caye Caulker Island, which sits just 20 miles […]
04/13/2020
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By Franz Walker
Why is exposure to airborne metal particles associated with a greater risk of premature death?
While studies have shown that air pollution is associated with an increased risk of premature death, for a while, scientists couldn’t identify which specific airborne particles were responsible. Now a recent study has finally determined the metal particles linked to the increased risk of premature death. Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) […]
03/26/2020
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By Franz Walker
Coronavirus is a message from nature, says UN environment chief
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak could be nature’s way of sending us a message warns Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Andersen stated that humanity was placing too many pressures on the natural world and that the coronavirus was one of the consequences of doing so. Andersen, along with other leading scientists, […]
03/26/2020
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By Franz Walker
Carbon dioxide may be the key to unlocking vast natural gas resources, research says
Carbon dioxide may be used to help produce natural gas from deposits buried deep beneath the Earth. A recent study is proposing that air and carbon dioxide injected into methane ice deposits that are buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico could unlock vast natural energy resources. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) […]
03/04/2020
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By Franz Walker
NASA images reveal massive DROP in pollution in China following coronavirus outbreak
Scientists monitoring the ongoing the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China have found one surprising bit of silver lining. Satellite images from NASA revealed a significant drop in pollution over some of China’s biggest cities. According to NASA, there has been a significant decrease in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions in China due to the economic slowdown following the coronavirus outbreak. NO2 emissions usually […]
02/29/2020
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By Franz Walker
Climate-based courting: Trees take note of climate when establishing symbiotic relationships
Plants such as trees form symbiotic relationships with bacteria and fungi in the soil, with the latter helping capture nutrients and minerals from the environment. In turn, the tree shares some of the food that it produces using the energy of the sun with these bacteria and fungi. Now, a study published in the journal Nature demonstrates that […]
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