New satellites can pinpoint methane leaks to help us beat climate change
Claire, shown during prelaunch testing, has an imaging spectrometer to measure methane. (Courtesy of GHGSat/) On January 13, 2019, while trying to measure the greenhouse gas output of a mud volcano in Turkmenistan, a microwave-size satellite known as Claire stumbled upon something unexpected: an enormous cloud of methane spilling into frame from an area just […]
Specially-adapted drones gather data from unexplored volcanoes to better forecast eruptions
IMAGE: Taking a look at the new data soon as the drone returns. Featuring Dr Emma Liu (UCL) and Dr Kieran Wood (University of Bristol), using an Airgraph Aeris gas sensor… view more Credit: Matthew Wordell Specially-adapted drones developed by an international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to […]
Quake strikes Turkish coast and Greek island, killing 14
Rescue workers and local people carry a wounded person found in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has shaken Turkey and Greece. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said Friday’s earthquake was centered in the Aegean at a depth of […]
COVID-19 spreads more in households than previously thought
COVID-19 spreads in U.S. households more often than previously thought, according to a new study. The study, published Friday (Oct. 30) in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, involved 191 people in Tennessee and Wisconsin who lived with someone recently diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these, 102 people become infected within seven days of being […]
Two immune system chemicals may trigger COVID-19 cytokine storms
Exactly how the coronavirus kills is a mystery. But part of the problem may be a partnership between just two immune system chemicals that triggers deadly organ damage. In mice, a combination of immune chemicals called TNF alpha and gamma interferon trips a domino chain of biochemical reactions that ultimately leads to three types of […]
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture — ScienceDaily
Adoptively transferred T-cells can prolong survival and sometimes cure patients with advanced solid tumors. While promising, it can take months to generate the necessary T-cells to help these patients. Such slow speed makes this therapy impractical for most patients who need immediate treatment. In the September issue of Cancer Research, Hannah Knochelmann, a student in […]
Rethinking Darwin’s Theory of Atoll Formation
Almost 200 years ago, during his voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin charted reef systems around the world, many of them with astonishing accuracy. On the basis of his observations, he formed a theory for the formation of reef systems. A new paper challenges Darwin’s theory. In Darwin’s model, corals first form […]
Physician burnout, sleep disorders | EurekAlert! Science News
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the association between sleep disorders and symptoms of burnout among faculty and staff in a large teaching hospital system. Authors: Matthew D. Weaver, Ph.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link […]
New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments
A beach in Panama covered in litter. Credit: Ocean Conservancy A study published today in the journal Science Advances has revealed that the United States ranks as high as third among countries contributing to coastal plastic pollution when taking into account its scrap plastic exports as well as the latest figures on illegal dumping and […]
Why black holes are the scariest things in the universe
Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole. Black holes – regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape – are a hot topic in the news these days. Half of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was […]
