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Counting the Cost of Mercury Pollution
January 7, 2013 — Cleaning up mercury pollution and reducing prenatal exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) could save the European Union 10,000 million euros per year, finds a new study. New estimates ... > full story -
Waste Removal in Worms Reveals New Mechanism to Regulate Calcium Signaling
January 4, 2013 — Calcium is so much more than the mineral that makes our bones and teeth strong: It's a ubiquitous signaling molecule that provides crucial information inside of and between cells. Scientists have ... > full story -
Biologists Unlock 'Black Box' to Underground World: How Tiny Microbes Make Life Easier for Humans
January 3, 2013 — Biologists have unlocked the "black box" to the underground world home to billions of microscopic creatures. That first peek inside may well explain how the number of species in an ecosystem changes ... > full story -
Groundbreaking Air-Cleaner Saves Polluting Industrials
December 28, 2012 — Industries across Europe are threatened with shutdown as European Union emission rules for Volatile Organic Compounds are tightened. Now an air cleaning invention has proven its ability to remove ... > full story -
A Giant Puzzle With Billions of Pieces
December 21, 2012 — Scientists have deciphered genetic information on microbes in biogas plants. Day after day, legions of microorganisms work to produce energy from waste in biogas ... > full story -
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Removing Protein 'Garbage' in Nerve Cells May Help Control 2 Neurodegenerative Diseases
December 20, 2012 — A group of neuroscientists say they have new evidence that challenges scientific dogma involving two fatal neurodegenerative diseases -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal dementia -- ... > full story -
Paper Waste Used to Make Bricks
December 19, 2012 — Researchers have mixed waste from the paper industry with ceramic material used in the construction industry. The result is a brick that has low thermal conductivity meaning it acts as a good ... > full story -
Artificial Intelligence Helps Sort Used Batteries
December 19, 2012 — A new type of machine sorts used batteries by means of artificial intelligence (AI). One machine is now being used in the UK, sorting one-third of the country’s recycled ... > full story -
E-Waste Recycling -- At Whose Expense?
December 19, 2012 — Computers, tablets and mobile phones are all popular consumer products. The lifespan of these devices is usually short, between two to four years. One researcher visited Pakistan to see how these ... > full story -
Muscle-Loss Study Sheds New Light on Ways to Prevent Muscle Loss, Obesity and Diabetes
December 19, 2012 — A research study has yielded important breakthroughs on how the body loses muscle, paving the way for new treatments for aging, obesity and ... > full story
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