A French grunt fish swims around a coral reef in Key West, Florida on July 13, 2023. The soaring temperatures of the seawater off the coast of Florida are posing a serious threat to the world’s third-largest barrier reef. In response, scientists are taking action by removing samples of coral from ocean nurseries and transferring …
Credit: University of California – Santa Barbara A novel approach combining enzymes and small-molecule photochemistry has been developed by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, resulting in new catalytic reactions. This synergistic method allows for the synthesis of non-canonical amino acids, crucial for therapeutic purposes, offering new possibilities for product development and process streamlining. “This method …
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On Friday, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released preliminary data revealing that the North Atlantic has reached its highest-ever temperature, breaking records earlier than expected. This comes just after scientists confirmed that July is on track to be the warmest month in recorded history. Xungang Yin, a scientist …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the highly competitive world of online social media, engaging an audience is a significant challenge for new businesses. One effective strategy, utilized by renowned “superstar entrepreneurs” like Elon Musk, involves posting provocative comments on Twitter. However, the success of this strategy for start-ups depends on various factors, according to research …
Credit: Conservation Science and Practice (2023). DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12952 According to a recent study published on Friday, Bangladesh continues to be a significant hub for the poaching of endangered tigers, despite government claims of successfully cracking down on pirate groups involved in the illegal trade. The Sundarbans mangrove forest, located between India and Bangladesh, is home …
Flow of structure revision and synthesis of lancilactone C. Credit: KyotoU/ AyumiUchino A groundbreaking study published in the renowned Journal of the American Chemical Society has unveiled an innovative method for crafting the true structure of the rare and potent anti-HIV compound known as Lancilactone C. This accomplishment marks an important milestone in the quest …
Fig. 1 Lithofacies (a), microfacies (b ~ f), and sedimentological logs (g) of the study interval. Credit: NIGPAS Trace fossils are ancient fossilized structures created by the activities of organisms, such as tracks, trails, burrows, and borings. These fossils, known as ichnofossils or trace fossils, provide valuable insights into past sedimentary environments and can be …
Myanmar forest. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Understanding the factors that influence the utilization of habitats by large mammals and their spatial and temporal responses to human disturbances is of utmost importance in wildlife conservation and management. However, our current understanding of these factors is limited for most mammal species. In a recent study published in …
Light: Science & Applications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01212-4″ width=”800″ height=”356″/> Working principle and experimental facility. a Schematic of the system. When the metasurface is off-resonance, the laser heating of the bulk water induces buoyancy-driven flow, transporting and aggregating particles to the center of the illuminated region. When the quasi-BIC is excited, additional heat sources come from …
Segmenting a fractional land cover data in a site located in the eastern Netherlands. Left panels (with black borders between segments) correspond to supercells using the proposed extended SLIC algorithm, and right panels (with blue borders between segments) correspond to supercells delineated using the original SLIC algorithm (see main text for more details). Rows, from …