A sample of estuarine mud taken 16 years ago has yielded a potential new class of painkiller as potent as opioids, but without their disadvantages.
Potential Answer to Pain Found in the Mud
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Tracing the Journey of Microplastics in the Arctic
By now it’s well established that microplastics are a problem in the environment, even in the remotest parts of the planet. But where do different microplastics come from and how they get there, especially in the Arctic?
New Report Says Accelerating Global Agricultural Productivity Growth is Critical
The 2019 GAP Report examines the pivotal role of agricultural productivity – increasing crop and livestock production using existing or fewer inputs – in achieving global goals for environmental sustainability, economic development, and improved nutrition.
Radioactive Chlorine From Nuclear Bomb Tests Still Present in Antarctica
Antarctica’s ice sheets are still releasing radioactive chlorine from marine nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s, a new study finds.
NASA’s Aqua Satellite Reveals Flooding in Japan from Typhoon Hagibis
Satellite imagery reveals the extent of flooding in the region around Tokyo.
Geologists Reveal Anoxia Caused Loss in Biodiversity in Ancient Seas
Research confirm that changes in marine redox conditions and oxygen levels have catastrophic consequences for the life in oceans.
