17-Apr-2025 Food waste is a major contributor to climate change. What are the solutions? University of California - San Diego Emissions don’t just come from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. Food waste sent to landfills contributes up to 10% of all emissions, equivalent to more emissions than that of the entire aviation sector, and if considered a country, it would be the third-largest emitter. Food waste decomposes in landfills and produces methane, a greenhouse gas approximately 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide in its warming potential.
17-Apr-2025 Cambridge scientist launches open access VR classrooms that visualise key climate data Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge This pioneering project uses virtual reality to better translate and visualise key climate data. For the first time, students across the globe will be able to ‘climb’ emissions, ‘swim’ through water use data, ‘traverse’ land use metrics, and ‘hold’ greenhouse gases. On the 22nd of April, Earth Day, the first-of-its-kind platform will be available to all – on all devices - for free.
17-Apr-2025 Research and Poetry: A scientist’s unexpected discovery at sea Goethe University Frankfurt For two months, micropaleontologist Jens Herrle sailed across the Indian Ocean, searching for traces of Earth’s distant past. But amidst the drilling and data collection, he found something unexpected – poetry.
17-Apr-2025 Link between dementia and air pollution drives research collaboration University of California - Merced There is no shortage of data linking air pollution to an array of health problems, especially for those who work outdoors. A group of researchers, led by UC Merced geosciences Professor Xuan Zhang, are examining the specific pollutants associated with Lewy body dementia and their underlying mechanisms. Funder NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
16-Apr-2025 Restriction vs. incentives: The complex reality of SNAP food policies University of Michigan School of Public Health Several states are considering restricting SNAP benefit purchases for soda and certain products like chips and candy. University of Michigan School of Public Health professor and researcher Kate Bauer explains why such restrictions fail to improve health outcomes while increasing stigma, and offers evidence-based alternatives that preserve dignity for recipients.
16-Apr-2025 Academic and business leaders gather for inaugural U.S. Mining Summit University of Arizona College of Engineering The inaugural U.S. Mining Summit, held at the University of Arizona on April 3 and 4, rallied academic and business leaders around surging minerals demand amid unprecedented domestic challenges. The industry could be strengthened by the enactment of the Mining Schools Act of 2025, which was introduced in March and has garnered strong bipartisan support in the Congress.
16-Apr-2025 Proactive carrier screening breaks the silent thread of hemophilia BGI Genomics Hemophilia is a rare but serious inherited disease. The constant risk of unexpected bleeding makes it a silent and persistent threat to many families. Proactive carrier screening offers a powerful solution. It supports timely interventions, informed family planning, and more personalized medical care.
16-Apr-2025 Surrey researchers developing surveillance training resources to safeguard Europe’s drinking water University of Surrey New training resources to improve the safety of small drinking water systems that are essential to the daily lives of billions worldwide are being developed by scientists from the University of Surrey.
16-Apr-2025 Novel study at Brown shows how late-life health traces back to what happened in the womb Brown University It makes sense that a viral infection during a pregnancy might negatively affect the fetus — but scientists now know that some effects of an adverse event during pregnancy may not be revealed for decades. On a more empowering note, scientists have found that low stress in pregnancy, consistent parenting in a child’s early years and quality preschool experiences reduce the risk of heart disease and mental illness in adulthood. Those particular insights on how early life impacts future health, and many more, were made possible because of the New England Family Study, a one-of-a-kind research project launched in 1959 and continuing today. Funder NIH/National Institutes of Health
15-Apr-2025 Autonomous drone from Delft University of Technology defeats human champions in historic racing first Delft University of Technology A team of scientists and students from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) has taken first place at the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi - an international race that pushes the limits of physical artificial intelligence, challenging teams to fly fully autonomous drones using only a single camera. The TU Delft drone competed against 13 autonomous drones and even human drone racing champions, using innovative methods to train deep neural networks for high-performance control. The gained knowledge on highly-efficient robust AI will contribute to many robotics applications, from self-driving cars to humanoid robots.
