One enzyme has a key role in determining whether parrots’ rainbow plumage emerges in vibrant reds, yellows or greens, a new study shows. Parrot feathers flaunt an array of colors,…
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Verra’s plan to review carbon credits faster raises integrity concerns
Verra’s new CEO said that “faster does not equal to compromise on integrity” – but independent carbon market experts are sceptical Verra, the world’s biggest certifier of carbon credits, plans…
This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka
Pooping whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career. The Sri Lankan marine biologist was aboard a research vessel near her home island in 2003 when she spotted six…
Overdose deaths are rising among Black and Indigenous Americans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The recent decline in overdose deaths hides a tremendous disparity by race: Deaths have fallen only among white people while continuing to rise among people of…
Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved
A mock atomic waste drum on the property of a farmer who is a member of an anti-nuclear citizens’ initiative. An elevator rattles down about a kilometer (3,000 feet) below…
AI is supercharging gene editing, slingshotting us into a future of creating new life
During her chemistry Nobel Prize lecture in 2018, Frances Arnold said, “Today we can for all practical purposes read, write and edit any sequence of DNA, but we cannot compose it.”…
Broader screening methods help prevent outbreaks of Candida auris in hospitals, study shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control describes the outcome of a shift in hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, a dangerous…
As Musk seeks to launch tens of thousands of Starlink satellites, space researchers urge caution
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over 100 space researchers signed a letter urging the federal government to perform an environmental review before allowing SpaceX to continue launching thousands of satellites for…
Secure messaging through distributed messages
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most internet communications today rely on the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol, which protects against eavesdropping on the network, but not against access by service providers…
Discovery challenges existing theories of magnetism in kagome metals
Led by Zheng Ren, right, and Ming Yi, left, a new study on iron-tin thin films reshapes scientific understanding of kagome magnets. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University. A discovery by Rice…
