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A Brief Guide To Your Food’s Carbon Footprint

Grains, fruit and vegetables were found by researchers to have the lowest impact in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, while meat from beef and lamb had the highest.

Academia

Kang Jiheong Wins 2016 Reaxys PhD Prize

Kang Jiheong, Pascal Ellerbrock and Jamie Hicks have been awarded the 2016 Reaxys PhD Prize for their research on synthetic chemistry.

In the Lab

Source Of Soot In Himalayas Largely Fossil Fuels: Study

Using dual-carbon-isotope fingerprinting, researchers have identified the source of soot in the Himalayan and Tibetan region as largely from China and the North Indian sub-continent.

In the Lab

Ancient Marsupial Enjoyed Eating Escargot

Researchers have discovered the fossil remains of carnivorous Australian marsupials that ate snails and lived 15 million years ago.

In the Lab

Teaching Predators With The Element Of Surprise

Lanternflies wait until they have been pecked at by birds before flashing their warning colors, so that the birds are conditioned to not eat other lanternflies.

In the Lab

The Future Of Electronics Is Flexible

Researchers have developed a new type of organic semiconductor that is both efficient and stable—ideal for next-generation flexible electronics.

In the Lab

New Type Of Dinosaur Egg Found In China

Paleontologists in China have found a new species of dinosaur egg, which may represent a more basic type of egg predating the Late Cretaceous period.

Health

Sedentary Behavior Linked To Fatty Liver Disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease joins the growing list of problems associated with sitting down for too long.

In the Lab

Using Kangaroo Cartilage To Model Human Joints

Tests on kangaroo shoulder joints reveal how shoulder and knee cartilages behave differently, informing the design of joint replacements.

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