Researchers have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish. They discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. In mice, this protein was able to restore the heart by activating dormant repair genes without causing side effects, such as heart enlargement.Continue Reading
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is assessing observations and information collected from its recent missions to Ukraine’s electrical substations, conducted in the aftermath of attacks on the nation’s energy infrastructure, as part of the Agency’s ongoing commitment to monitoring nuc, Read MoreContinue Reading
The IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations support countries in using nuclear techniques to ensure coffee quality and authenticity., Read MoreContinue Reading
The list made its debut in 2005, when world travel was about half of today’s 1.3 billion arrivals and phones were for making calls. Here’s how The Times’s annual travel list — and travel itself — has changed in the last two decades.Continue Reading
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as well as those in development, are sufficient to prevent severe disease., Read MoreContinue Reading
Researchers detected increased radioactivity in mussels downstream of oil and gas wastewater discharge points, raising concerns about effects up the food chain. By Kiley Bense Sixty-two years ago, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” connected disappearing populations of bald eagles to the presence of the pesticide DDT in the birds’ food chain.Continue Reading
Arizona State University is leading an effort to create neighborhood shade plans for Phoenix communities and train the workforce needed to support green infrastructure across the metropolitan area. By Wyatt Myskow PHOENIX—After the hottest summer on record in the nation’s hottest major city, residents, nonprofits, academics and community leaders areContinue Reading
A conversation about the present and future of green energy in the U.S. with outgoing Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.Continue Reading
Workers are pushing for improved training and safety standards to help avoid falls, electrocution and equipment failure. The post Wind energy jobs are taking off, but so are risks appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows ‘worrisome’ mutations, new studies reveal.Continue Reading
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ , a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The U.S. Department of Energy is rolling out the first installment of its $1 billion commitmentContinue Reading
Scientists have identified the molecular changes that occur in the brains of aging mice and located a hot spot where much of that damage is centralized. The cells in the area are also connected with metabolism, suggesting a connection between diet and brain health., Read MoreContinue Reading
Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a decade-long journey filled with unexpected challenges and new insights. The seemingly simple phenomenon is extremely hard to study in complex systems like nuclear reactors, and yet it sits at theContinue Reading