Новости за 03.02.2022

Panel also tees up plastic additive UV-328 and flame retardant Dechorane Plus for possible controls

Images captured by satellite have been run through an algorithm to automatically detect the biggest plumes of methane streaming from oil and gas facilities worldwide

The new variant has been found mainly in The Netherlands and it is more infectious, but it can be detected with existing tests and responds to treatment

Rogue black holes are usually detected by the matter falling into them, but the first truly isolated black hole has been found because of the way it bends the light of a distant star

Investments and distribution deals are signs that industry is starting to mature

The Central American country's experimental adoption of bitcoin has been beset by problems including identity theft and missing funds. Now the system is being relaunched with a US company providing the infrastructure

The "rolling stop" feature introduced by Tesla in October meant that cars rolled past stop signs instead of stopping, as many states require by law

The Evenlode in Oxfordshire, UK, has been plagued by pollution, but farmers, the water industry and local volunteers are working together to clean it up.

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as those sung in English even though there are significant cultural differences in musical tone and scales

Lakes across the world have seen an increase in algal blooms that strangle freshwater ecosystems, according to an analysis of satellite images from 1982 to 2019

More than 30 per cent of deaths in England among over-30s from Bangladeshi, Black African or Pakistani ethnic groups since 2020 have involved covid-19 – more than double the proportion among adults recorded as white British

Malawi has the highest rate of premature births in the world, but a study suggests a simple intervention with sugar-free chewing gum can reduce the problem

Theory offers explanation why water behaves oddly when flowing through nanoscale carbon-based channels

Decisions don’t have to be permanent

How we can harness the staggering diversity of trees to lock away more carbon

A machine learning analysis of 50,000 privacy policy texts shows they have ballooned to an average of over 4000 words since 1996

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Moving the government to Borneo could speed deforestation

Studies in mice show selenium increases the number of new neurons, and improves memory in old age

Chiral gold nanoparticles shown for the first time to elicit differing immune responses in cells and live mice

Crowdsourcing talent for project coordination, data management, communication and dissemination

IAU office will study impacts of bright satellite trails and lobby for laws to mitigate them

Genetically engineered mealworms could provide fertilizer—and food—for millions

Novel material mimics enamel’s complex structure with stronger components

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