2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Jihyun Olivia Kim discusses her paper “Heatwave-mediated decreases in phytoplankton quality negatively affect zooplankton productivity“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2024 Haldane Prize for…
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Protoplanetary disks are much smaller than previously thought, new study finds
Images of 73 protoplanetary discs in the Lupus star forming region (two of the images contain binary stars). Only a fraction of the discs extend beyond the orbit of Neptune,…
Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded making noise
Sharks may not be the sharp-toothed silent type after all. The clicking of flattened teeth, discovered by accident, could be “the first documented case of deliberate sound production in sharks,”…
New moms advised to do two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New moms should be strongly encouraged to begin clocking up at least two hours of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity such as brisk walking and…
Major Iron Age discovery made by archaeologists
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the largest and most significant Iron Age hoards ever found in the UK. The discovery, known as the Melsonby Hoard, was found near the village…
Spray-on concrete innovation could transform bridge repairs
An inflection point in infrastructure repair: Atorod Azizinamini conducts a first-of-its-kind application of FIU’s ‘spray-on’ Ultra High-Performance Concrete in Virginia. The innovation has the potential to not only repair, but…
Rare sword scabbard discovered by detectorist
A detectorist from the Iława Search Group has unearthed a rare medieval sword scabbard during a survey in a forest near the Polish town of Iława. The discovery was made…
Novo Nordisk to pay $2 billion for new weight loss drug
by I. Edwards Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has signed a major deal worth up to $2 billion for the rights to a new obesity and diabetes drug, the…
UN decries hike in satellite navigation system interference
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The United Nations on Tuesday urged countries to boost protections amid a marked increase in efforts to interfere with satellite navigation systems like GPS that are…
Carbon credit auditors suspended in sham rice-farming offsets
Carbon credit registry Verra has suspended activities by four auditors related to carbon credit projects they vetted in China which claimed bogus emission reductions. In an unprecedented move, TÜV Nord,…
