Example sources of paint microplastics to the environment. Microplastics are generated from (A and B) murals and architectural/building paints, (C) household and craft paints, (D) automobile and road paints, (E) boats and marine coatings/paints, and (F) sewage, gas, and other infrastructure paints. The ship pictured in panel (E) is the …
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Exposing Trump’s Partner Zionist Oracle Founder Larry Ellison and his Long-Standing Relationship with the CIA and Role in Operation Warp Speed
Original image source. “The Oracle database is used to keep track of basically everything. The information about your banks, your checking balance, your savings balance, is stored in an Oracle database. Your airline reservation is stored in an Oracle database. What books you bought on Amazon is stored in an …
Italy’s Nuclear Physics Institute’s Role in Advancing Science with 3D Printing – 3DPrint.com
Italy’s National Institute for Nuclear Physics (or INFN, its acronym in Italian) may be best known for its monumental contributions to fundamental physics, from the discovery of the Higgs boson particle to the confirmation of Einstein’s gravitational waves. Yet, at Formnext 2024, INFN’s booth presented an aspect of its work …
The Power of Football: Didier Drogba's Role in Ivory Coast's Reconciliation | @RealStories
Explore the power of football to transcend borders and foster peace in this captivating documentary. Follow the journey of the Ivory … source
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Study highlights the role of mangrove systems in global biogeochemical cycles
Map of the study area showing sampling sites. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01989-1 Mangrove forests along the Amazon coast release significant amounts of trace elements such as neodymium and hafnium. These elements and their isotopic compositions can serve to understand the inputs of micronutrients which are vital …
Study reveals native plants’ role in managing road salt pollution
Megan Rippy collects soil samples at a stormwater detention basin along Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia. Credit: Stanley Grant. Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter often wash …
Adia’s Role in New England’s Additive Manufacturing Landscape – 3DPrint.com
As the additive manufacturing (AM) sector continues to branch into regional hubs globally, Adia has established itself as one of New England’s leading 3D printing solutions providers, embedded in the region’s AM community since 2010. Headed by Nick Gondek, Director of AM, Adia offers a comprehensive range of 3D printing …
Researchers discover role of absorptive aerosols in wintertime haze formation
(A) Profile of average BC and POA concentrations with error shadow in FBASE and (B) vertical distribution of the temperature variation due to AARI as a function of near-surface [PM2.5] in the NCP from 05 December 2015 to 06 March 2016. The dashed line in B represents the PBLH in …
What Does a Data Journalist Do? Exploring the Role & Skills
Data journalism might not seem like an obvious coding job, but if you have data science skills and a passion for storytelling it could be the perfect niche. News organizations and media outlets are looking for people who can look past raw numbers to find a compelling story and visualize …
Scientific Research Can Play a Key Role in Unlocking Climate Finance — Global Issues
More than 700 authors representing 90 different nationalities written the AR6 for IPCC | Credit: Margaret López/IPS Opinion by Margaret Lopez (caracas) Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Oct 29 (IPS) – Climate finance will come under intense scrutiny during COP29, and its distribution aligned with scientific analysis of …
Opthea today announced the appointment of John Han, to the role of Vice President, Medical Affairs
Opthea today announced the appointment of John Han, to the role of Vice President, Medical Affairs, effective April 8, 2024. source
Bitwise CIO Highlights Bitcoin’s Role as a Hedge Against U.S. Public Debt
Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, one of the world’s largest crypto fund managers, referred to the value of bitcoin as a hedge against the U.S. debt and the decline of the dollar. In social media, Hougan stated that bitcoin was an instrument that allowed investors to put funds in the …
Study reveals crucial role of mixing Atlantic and Arctic waters in global ocean circulation
Lagrangian water transport pathways and the value of tracers along with it. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51777-w A new study sheds light on the vital role that the mixing of Atlantic and Arctic waters plays in sustaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which is crucial for regulating Earth’s …
Uncovering the role of oxygen concentration in the formation of early Earth magma ocean
The melting temperatures of deep mantle rocks decrease with an increase in mantle oxygen concentration, suggesting the need for re-evaluation of current Earth core formation and thermal evolution models. Credit: Takayuki Ishii from Okayama University It is widely accepted that the early Earth largely consisted of molten magma, forming a …
New study disputes Hunga Tonga volcano’s role in 2023–24 global warm-up
The Hunga Tonga volcano, pictured during its eruption on January 14-15, 2022. Credit: Tonga Geological Services / ZUMA Press / Zuma / RÉA, Dr. Mark Schoeberl New research from a collaborative team featuring Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist Dr. Andrew Dessler is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga …
CFTC ‘happy’ to become primary regulator for digital assets, reducing SEC role – Chair Behnam
CFTC chair Rostin Behnam said the agency is open to serving as a primary regulator for crypto during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on digital commodities oversight. The hearing, held on July 10, broadly concerned the CFTC’s request for more regulatory authority. Senator Roger Marshall asked Behnam whether it would …
New study helps disentangle role of soil microbes in the global carbon cycle
Image of soil with a close-up of a bacterium and the cellular pathways involved in carbon dioxide productions. Available substrates from soil organic matter are processed through specific pathways with different amount of carbon dioxide output flux. Credit: Aristilde Lab/Northwestern University When soil microbes eat plant matter, the digested food …
The Role of Technology in Modern Warfare | Prof. John Mearsheimer
John speaks with Prof. John Mearsheimer about the role of technology in modern military weaponry. See the Full Interview Here: … source
Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change. A study shows exactly where they are
Flowchart of our approach to map cropland abandonment. Credit: Environmental Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d12 Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change. Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives for farmers to till up new lands, …
Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations — Global Issues
Small island developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change consequences, such as rising sea levels and heavy rains that cause flooding, increasing ocean temperatures that affect coral reefs and fishing and frequent hurricanes destroying homes and livelihoods. These countries often suffer from fragile economic conditions and don’t have the …
