New research from North Carolina State University finds that radiation detectors making use of single-crystal gallium oxide allow for monitoring X-ray radiation in near-real time.
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Expansion, Environmental Impacts Of Irrigation By 2050 Greatly Underestimated
The amount of farmland around the world that will need to be irrigated in order to feed an estimated global population of 9 billion people by 2050 could be up to several billion acres, far higher than scientists currently project, according to new research.
Pacific Oysters In The Salish Sea May Not Contain As Many Microplastics As Previously Thought
Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially impact your dinner table.
Coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 Infects Cells Of The Intestine
Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, and Maastricht University in the Netherlands have found that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, can infect cells of the intestine and multiply there.
Predators Help Prey Adapt to an Uncertain Future
What effect does extinction of species have on the evolution of surviving species?
Arctic ‘Shorefast' Sea Ice Threatened By Climate Change, Study Finds
For people who live in the Arctic, sea ice that forms along shorelines is a vital resource that connects isolated communities and provides access to hunting and fishing grounds.


