SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The path to Lost Lake was steep and unpaved, lined with sharp rocks and holes. A group of scientists and students gingerly made their way, using canes or a helping hand to guide them. For those who couldn’t make the trek, a drone brought the lake — blue and narrow —…
MONTREAL — Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box. The laboratory room sounds like a chorus of squeaky toys. “They’re probably talking about us a little bit,” says McGill University postdoctoral fellow Logan James. It’s unclear, of course, what they are…
WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater environments are very fragile,” said study co-author Patricia Charvet, a biologist at Brazil’s Federal University of…
A country sports club in North Queensland has scrapped the sale of soft drink in a community-led push to prevent type 2 diabetes among Indigenous young people. The Garbutt Magpies Sporting Association, which hosts AFL, cricket and netball in Townsville, has switched to serving only water alongside healthy food at its Friday night activities for…
Bangkok — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. There have long been rumors that China…
Content creator Revant Himatsingka, also known as Food Pharmer, helped Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty in research on food adulteration. The content creator helped the 74-year-old in her speech for the Monsoon Session. He will also be assisting her during the Rajya Sabha’s Winter Session. Revant called Sudha Murty the “most humble person” he has…
Foods that help you lose weight, maintain weight, or just keep up your energy work differently for different people. While each person’s dietary requirements are unique, a lot of it can depend on your sex. According to a new study from the University of Waterloo, men’s and women’s metabolisms respond differently to foods. This knowledge…
WASHINGTON — Partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes, congressional Republicans asserted in a new report. The report said U.S. tax dollars have contributed to China’s…
DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Scientists have moved about about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration. Nova Southeastern University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi researchers packed up the corals Wednesday at the NSU’s Oceanographic Campus in Dania Beach. The sea creatures were then loaded onto a…
One in three of us will develop dementia in our lifetime – a condition that slowly but surely devastates lives. Science has made dramatic strides recently – with medications in several trials showing promise in slowing Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. But just as exciting is the growing body of new research…
