EnvironmentUnderreported Methane Emissions Issue Can Be Fixed By MethaneMapper Finding greenhouse gas emissions in the first place is a major challenge in reducing them to slow down climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions actually refer…
BiologyHow Proteins Shield Sperm from Mammals as they Go to the Egg Cell A range of proteins released by the accessory sex glands are present in mammalian seminal fluid and are crucial for the processes involved in fertilization.…
TechnologySolar Air Conditioning Solar air conditioning (or “solar-powered air conditioning”) refers to any air conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power. The use of solar energy to power…
ChemistryA Specific and Quick Method for Designing Ozonation Catalysts Researchers from the Chinese Research Academy of Environment Sciences recently used machine learning, more specifically the artificial neural network (ANN) model, to forecast catalyst performance…
EnvironmentOcean Currents Have Not Fueled the Rise in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, According to a Study of Deep-Sea Corals The notion that ocean currents contributed to rising global levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere during the past 11,000 years has been refuted by…
EnvironmentMore than 90% of the World’s Aquaculture is at Significant Risk from Environmental Change, According to New Research A groundbreaking study has revealed that many of the largest aquaculture food producers worldwide are extremely sensitive to human-induced environmental change, with some of the…
AstronomyMarvel at NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft’s Ultraviolet Images of the Red Planet Two ultraviolet photos collected at various locations throughout our neighboring planet’s orbit around the sun by NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft provide…
TechnologySolar Combisystem A solar combisystem provides solar space heating and cooling as well as hot water from a common array of solar thermal collectors, which is usually…
AstronomyImages of ‘Jupiter’s Younger Sibling’ Herald the Start of a New Era in Exoplanet Discovery One of the lowest-mass planets whose images have been directly recorded has been found by astronomers utilizing the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawai’i…
SociologySocioeconomic Status (SES) Socioeconomic status (SES) is an economic and sociological total measure of a person’s work experience, economic access to resources, and social position in relation to…
SociologyReligious Stratification Religious stratification is the division or hierarchy of individuals or groups within a society based on their religious beliefs, practices, or affiliations. The division of…
BiologyDominance Fierarchy – in Biology A dominance hierarchy (also known as a pecking order) is a type of social hierarchy that forms when members of animal social groups interact, resulting…