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A new E.coli rapid testing kit developed by researchers at Western University is revolutionizing food safety testing by producing results within hours, not days – and ensuring contaminated food doesn’t make it to the produce aisle of  your neighbourhood grocery store.

Zinc oxide (ZnO) has long been recognized as an effective sunscreen agent. 

Once spring-run chinook salmon disappear, they are not likely to reemerge, indicates genetic analysis of the revered wild fish in a study led by the University of California, Davis. Prompt conservation action could preserve spring-run chinook, as well as their evolutionary potential.

Environmental damage caused by human activity can reduce the number of plant and animal species dramatically. 

Costly water losses in municipal water systems could be significantly reduced using sensors and new artificial intelligence (AI) technology.