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| Hydrogel tablet can purify a liter of river water in an hour Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:54 PM PDT Scientists and engineers have created a hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water. One tablet can disinfect a liter of river water and make it suitable for drinking in an hour or less. |
| Weed goes off script to resist herbicides Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:53 PM PDT Cementing waterhemp's reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, researchers have now documented the weed deviating from standard detoxification strategies to resist an herbicide that has never been commercialized. |
| Growing potential for toxic algal blooms in the Alaskan Arctic Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic ocean environment have reached a point at which a previously rare phenomenon -- widespread blooms of toxic algae -- could become more commonplace, potentially threatening a wide range of marine wildlife and the people who rely on local marine resources for food. That is the conclusion of a new study about harmful algal blooms (HABs) of the toxic algae Alexandrium catenella. |
| COVID-19: Without masks, two meters distancing is not enough, research finds Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT To prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two meters physical distancing guideline is not enough without masks, according to researchers. However, wearing a mask indoors can reduce the contamination range of airborne particles by about 67 percent. |
| Worm mothers provide milk for their young Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT As worm mothers age, they secrete a milk-like fluid through their vulva that is consumed by their offspring and supports their growth, according to a new study. |
| Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:18 AM PDT New dating of an archaeological site in the Thar Desert to 177,000 years ago shows the use of stone handaxes persisted for over 1 million years in India, and may have endured until the arrival of Homo sapiens. |
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