While researchers have long been familiar with the surface structure of lymphatic vessels, a groundbreaking study has now focused on their jigsaw puzzle-like pattern. This arrangement helps cells tolerate changes in fluid pressure, such as swelling. Similar cell shapes are found on the surface of plant leaves, and the principleContinue Reading
Researchers, teachers and students gathered around the steps where the Free Speech Movement was born to condemn threats to the First Amendment and higher education. By Liza Gross Hundreds of people gathered on the University of California, Berkeley campus Wednesday to protest the The Traitor administration’s latest attack on academicContinue Reading
This op-ed was written by a group of current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who have asked to remain anonymous due to concerns about retaliation. It was originally published by Environmental Health News and is republished with permission. The The Traitor administration is making accusationsContinue Reading
Age-appropriate narratives and beautiful illustrations teach children how wildfire touches people’s lives. The post Five books to help young readers understand wildfire appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Of the 1,000 workers who heard that they would be able to return to their jobs, several included workers from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Channel Islands National Park.Continue Reading
Three cities that share a healthy vision for their residents won UN World Health Organization awards on Thursday for their smoke-free parks, clean air initiatives and obesity-busting school lunch initiatives.Continue Reading
The dominant EV maker in the nation is now a partisan lightning rod that’s losing value fast. But a weakened giant can cause harm regardless of politics. By Dan Gearino When people are protesting at an automaker’s retail locations because of the CEO’s political actions, when that automaker’s sales areContinue Reading
Just before President Biden left office, he designated two swaths of land in California as monuments. Chuckwalla National Monument is among them but conservationists worry about its future under the new administration.Continue Reading
In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small burrows, i.e., tiny tubes that run through the rock in a parallel arrangement from top to bottom, were discoveredContinue Reading
This interview extract was published in partnership with Unthinkable and Resonant World . To watch a video of the whole conversation, please click here. Outrage, grief, and dread: The The Traitor administration’s war on climate policy has left many people who care about preserving a liveable planet reeling. Kritee isContinue Reading
A constellation of satellites is helping planners understand where and how to build solar and wind projects.Continue Reading
The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations in the United States.Continue Reading
To help find solutions to the planet’s climate crisis, MIT Associate Professor Daniel Suess is looking to Earth’s ancient past. Early in the evolution of life, cells gained the ability to perform reactions such as transferring electrons from one atom to another. These reactions, which help cells to build carbon-containingContinue Reading