Cities with dense commercial activities and intense road traffic experienced up to 75% emissions reduction linked to lockdown-measures.
Clear Reduction in Urban CO2 Emissions as a Result of COVID-19 Lockdown
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Drug Combination Could Eliminate Side Effects of Once-Popular Diabetes Treatment
A new UT Southwestern study shows how an effective but largely abandoned treatment for Type 2 diabetes could be used again in combination with another drug to eliminate problematic side effects.
First Estimate of Sub-Seafloor Hydrogen Budget Sheds Light on a Hidden Biosphere
By providing the first estimate of how much hydrogen is available to fuel microbial life in the sunless sub-seafloor crust beneath the Mid-Ocean Ridge (MOR), a new Duke University-led study sheds light on one of Earth’s least understood biospheres.
New Study Finds 2 Billion People Without Proper Sanitation at High Risk for Coronavirus
Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations – a quarter of the world’s population – have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those in wealthy countries.
New Species of Seaweed and Algae Discovered
Researchers, including those at the Natural History Museum in London, have discovered a new species of seaweed Calidia pseudolobata as well as four new genera of red algae from the warm waters of China.
NASA Satellites Covering Typhoon Amphan Headed for Landfall
NASA satellites have been providing forecasters with various types of imagery on Typhoon Amphan as it heads toward a landfall near the border of eastern India and Bangladesh on May 20.
