It’s said that maple syrup is Quebec's liquid gold. Now scientists at Université de Montréal have found a way to use real gold — in the form of nanoparticles — to quickly find out how the syrup tastes.
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Public Health Training in Climate Change: What Are Prospective Employers Thinking?
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that 92 percent of employers who responded to a survey on climate change and public health reported need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5 to 10 years.
Spring Greening in the Taklamakan Desert
Even in China’s largest, driest, and hottest desert, vegetation sprouts in the spring.
Microorganisms in Parched Regions Extract Needed Water From Colonized Rocks
In Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, microorganisms are able to eke out an existence by extracting water from the very rocks they colonize.
Study: Climate Change Has Been Influencing Where Tropical Cyclones Rage
3 forces are influencing where storms are hitting including greenhouse gases.
MU Researcher Identifies Four Possible Treatments for COVID-19
While COVID-19 has infected millions of people worldwide and killed hundreds of thousands, there is currently no vaccine.