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A study conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, shows that compounds produced by gut microbiota (bacteria and other microorganisms) during fermentation of insoluble fiber from dietary plant matter do not affect the ability of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to enter and replicate in cells lining the intestines.
It’s no secret. Colorado’s forests have had a tough time in recent years.
As we enter the United Nations’ Decade of the Oceans, a new research study shed light on an often overlooked source of impact on the coastal ecosystems.
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries.
Researchers from Newcastle University, working with colleagues at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Thailand and the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analysed samples of water and sediment taken from aquaculture ponds and nearby canals at five locations in central Thailand’s coastal region.
As our planet warms, seas rise and catastrophic weather events become more frequent, action on climate change has never been more important.
