Cleaning up or replacing coal-fired power plants that lack sulfur pollution controls could help Texans breathe cleaner, healthier air, according to researchers at Rice University.
Study: Coal Power Plant Regulations Neglect a Crucial Pollutant
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Cephalopods Could Become an Important Food Source in the Global Community
With a growing world population and climate challenges that are causing agricultural areas to shrink, many are wondering where sustainable food will come from in the future. A professor of gastrophysics from the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen and a chef offer a suggestion in a new research article: The cephalopod population (including squid, octopus and cuttlefish) in the oceans is growing and growing – let’s get better at cooking them so that many more people will want to eat them!
Chimpanzees React Faster to Cooperate Than Make Selfish Choices
When it comes to cooperation, there’s no monkey business in how some chimpanzees respond.
Imaging Collaboration Sheds New Light on Cancer Growth
Institute researchers have uncovered new insights into how the normal controls on cell growth are lost in cancer cells, leading to rapid tumour expansion.
Honeybees at Risk from Zika Pesticides
Up to 13% of US beekeepers are in danger of losing their colonies due to pesticides sprayed to contain the Zika virus, new research suggests.
How to Quickly Identify Outliers in Air Quality Monitoring Data
Ambient air quality monitoring data are the most important source for public awareness regarding air quality and are widely used in many research fields, such as improving air quality forecasting and the analysis of haze episodes. However, there are outliers among such monitoring data, due to instrument malfunctions, the influence of harsh environments, and the limitation of measuring methods.
