Wed.Jun 30, 2021

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Natural Protectors: Kenyan Women Step Up to Save a Forest

Yale E360

Only a few years ago, Samburu women in northern Kenya were cutting down firewood in the Kirisia forest and burning it to make charcoal. Now, those same women are directly involved in managing the forest, using it sustainably and reporting any illegal activity to authorities. Read more on E360 ?.

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The Stream, June 30, 2021: Water Scarcity Top Concern For Global Economy

Circle of Blue

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. The global consumer staples sector could face massive losses if water scarcity continues to increase. Flooding in Germany on Monday causes dozens of road accidents and hundreds of rescue calls. The Australian EPA grants three coal mines permission to release wastewater into a nearby river to mitigate flooding. Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s proposal for filling a controversial Nile River dam.

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Optical imaging could reduce recall surgery for breast cancer patients

Physics World

Samuel Streeter and colleagues are investigating the use of optical scatter imaging for tumour margin assessment during breast-conserving surgery. (Courtesy: Samuel Streeter). Patients with early-stage breast cancer often undergo breast-conserving surgery, which involves local excision of cancer with a surrounding margin of healthy tissue. The goal is to remove the entire tumour and minimal healthy tissue, but excision is primarily based on visual inspection and relies on the surgeon’s expertise

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Miami Building Collapse Could Profoundly Change Engineering

Scientific American

To pin down causes, investigators will likely gather original drawings of the building’s design, test the structure’s remains and run simulations of how it withstood forces. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Announcing the 2021 Photo Contest Winners

Ocean Conservancy

Thank you for taking the time to enter your photographs and vote for your favorites during our 2021 Photo Contest this summer. I am blown away by the entries and I hope you enjoyed seeing all the incredible submissions we received from around the world. Love our content? Sign up to never miss an update! Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763.

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Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial

Physics World

An unusual type of sound wave that can travel backwards in space and has previously only been observed in ultracold quantum systems may also exist at ambient temperatures in artificially-engineered materials. Researchers led by Martin Wegener at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) found evidence for these unusual sound waves, known as rotons, in a so-called “metamaterial” that was designed to shape the flow of acoustic waves.

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Non-toxic supercapacitors go fully recyclable

Physics World

Researchers at the Empa in Dübendorf, Switzerland, have made a high-performance supercapacitor entirely from recyclable, non-toxic materials. The device can withstand thousands of charge and discharge cycles, resists pressure and shock, and works even at freezing temperatures, making it an environmentally-friendly option for powering Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Zaha Hadid To Design Italian Hyperloop System

Environmental Leader

London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has signed an agreement to develop a Hyperloop high-speed transport system across Italy in collaboration with Hyperloop Italia. The development approach combines innovations in design and operational technologies with advances in ecologically sound materials and construction practices, enabling design that is resilient, innovative, structurally efficient.

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Meringue-like material offers lightweight soundproofing for aircraft engines

Physics World

A new meringue-like material that is a strong absorber of sound over a broad range of frequencies has been developed by Michele Meo and colleagues at the University of Bath. They say that their extremely lightweight aerogel is produced using a low-cost, environmentally friendly process that could soon be replicated on an industrial scale. The material promises to be highly effective in reducing the noise of aircraft engines and could also be used in other advanced engineering applications.

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Illegal beef farmers promote deforestation in Chiribiquete National Park

Inhabitant

According to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), there are known links between protected ecosystems, cattle ranching and the supply chain behind the beef sold in Colombia.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.

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Ag & Food Law Daily Update: June 30, 2021

National Law Center

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes. The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: June 30, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Astronomers Thrill at Giant Comet Flying into Our Solar System

Scientific American

The huge object may be the biggest comet ever seen. And it is already showing signs of activity as it approaches the orbit of Saturn. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Collaboration is at the Heart of Floodplains

Washington Nature

The Floodplains by Design (FbD) network is a group of floodplain practitioners and floodplain influencers across Washington that are changing the way we look at floodplains from a siloed approach to an integrated holistic approach to river management. While each floodplain may have their own players, drivers and next steps, the common thread is the collaborative approach to finding agreement on achieving healthy rivers systems and healthy communities.

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Best ever views of Mars's weird auroras taken by UAE's Hope orbiter

New Scientist

The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter has taken the most detailed images ever of Mars’s strange, patchy auroras, which could help explain how the planet’s air disappeared

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Searching 230-Million-Year-Old Poop, Scientists Find a New Beetle

Scientific American

A new species emerged from three-dimensional x-rays of droppings left by a close dinosaur relative. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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White dwarf star is the size of the moon but more massive than the sun

New Scientist

Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf star that is about the same size as Earth’s moon, but more massive than the sun – and it may be getting ready to explode

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Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Anti-Science

Scientific American

Bills that restrict access to gender-affirming health care ignore research. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

New Scientist

We should be wary of attempts to impose a simple narrative on the story of early human evolution – recent discoveries can be interpreted in many ways and future finds are likely to cause further rethinking

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New Long-Haul COVID Clinics Treat Mysterious and Ongoing Symptoms

Scientific American

Coordinating care among different specialties could help patients with many problems and no proved therapies. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Brain changes from covid-19 may impact consciousness and cognition

New Scientist

Studies show the impact of covid-19 on the brain, with the virus affecting consciousness, cognition and possibly even risk of dementia in later life

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Life on Venus Impossible Due to Lack of Water, Study Suggests

Scientific American

Otherwise-clement regions of the planet’s atmosphere are still too dry to sustain life as we know it. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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The dream of a greener post-pandemic society seems to be fizzling out

New Scientist

As well-vaccinated countries see a path back to normality from the coronavirus, the greener lifestyles we adopted and hoped to make permanent seem to be slipping away, says Graham Lawton

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Life on Venus Is Impossible because of Lack of Water, Study Suggests

Scientific American

Otherwise clement regions of the planet’s atmosphere are still too dry to sustain life as we know it. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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The 7 primes of life: Why each decade comes with its own superpowers

New Scientist

You might think we peak in our 20s or 30s before enduring a slow decline, but each era of our lives brings new strengths – even old age.

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See the Beautiful Color of Rare Birds from Every Angle and in Three Dimensions

Scientific American

A new project will create high-definition interactive models of 2,000 feathered flyers. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Covid-19 news: England warned it may ‘repeat mistakes of last summer’

New Scientist

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

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Consequences of DDT Exposure Could Last Generations

Scientific American

Scientists found health effects in grandchildren of women exposed to the pesticide. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Malaria vaccine that combines parasite with treatment shows promise

New Scientist

A new kind of malaria vaccine involves injecting people with the malaria parasite, then a few days later giving them a medicine that kills the pathogens

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Ekodome's Geodesic Dome Kits turn into popup shelters or greenhouses

Inhabitant

If you enjoyed building forts as a kid, you’re going to love the modular design of the Ekodome Geodesic Dome Kits.

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Engineered immunity: Redesigning antibodies to better fight disease

New Scientist

Antibodies are a vital weapon in our immune system's arsenal. Now we can redesign them like never before to boost our ability to fight cancer and viruses like HIV, says immunologist Daniel M.

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New data tool explores trends in wholesale power prices and renewable energy supply

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A new visualization tool from Berkeley Lab allows users to explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation.

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Bakelite made the 20th century, but the plastic's legacy is sobering

New Scientist

Bakelite was a breakthrough material when it was invented in 1907: industry loved it, and the public admired the stylish radios it made.

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New tool helps banks, investors take immediate action to reverse biodiversity loss

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Sustainable Brands. A new ENCORE biodiversity module by the Natural Capital Finance Alliance — a collaboration between the UN Environment Program (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre, the UNEP Finance Initiative and Global Canopy — enables banks and investors to analyze the potential impact of their investment activities in agriculture and mining on biodiversity loss, with focus on species extinction and loss of ecological integrity.

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The hunt for extraterrestrial life is about to enter a new era

New Scientist

We haven't found proof of life on other planets, but a wave of new telescopes will give us the best chance yet, says Chima McGruder

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