Controlled fire whirlwinds were shown to destroy up to 95 percent of crude oil in spill scenarios while cutting soot emissions by 40 percent offering a cleaner alternative.
Month: June 2026
Scientists Warn Free-Living Amoebae Are Underappreciated Threat to Public Water Safety Systems
Researchers warned that free-living amoebae capable of causing fatal brain infections and shielding other pathogens from water treatment are an underappreciated public health risk.
Rising Sea Levels Could Drown Mangroves and Release Vast Carbon Stores Into Atmosphere
A new study warned that accelerating sea level rise could overwhelm mangrove forests causing massive carbon stores trapped in their soils to be released into the atmosphere.
Researchers Capture First Atomic-Level Views of Key Human DNA Repair Enzyme SMUG1
Scientists used cryo-electron microscopy to capture the first detailed atomic-level images of human SMUG1 a critical enzyme involved in DNA base excision repair.
Blood-Feeding Fly Sheds Wings Permanently After Finding Host Revealing Novel Evolutionary Strategy
Biologists studying a blood-feeding parasitic fly observed that the insect permanently sheds its wings upon finding a host providing new insights into parasite evolution.
India Launches Biopharma SHAKTI to Become Global Leader in Biologics and Biosimilars by 2047
India formally launched the Biopharma SHAKTI initiative targeting 100 biologics by 2047 to position the country as a world leader in biologics biosimilars and advanced health manufacturing.
New Robot Spatial Memory System Efficiently Maps Objects During Environmental Exploration at MIT
MIT researchers developed a new memory architecture for robots that lets them efficiently track and recall the location and properties of objects as they explore unknown environments.
MIT Algorithm Advances Show Overlooked Class Outperforms Expectations in Certain Strategy Games
MIT computer scientists showed that a neglected class of algorithms performs far better than previously understood in certain types of competitive games with new implications for AI strategy.
Oak Trees Can Continue Photosynthesising for Months After Seasonal Growth Ends Ecologists Find
Ecologists discovered that oak trees remain metabolically active and continue converting sunlight to energy for months after visible growth has stopped a finding that changes carbon cycle models.
Collapse of Massive Star Could Spark Creation of New Solar System New Astrophysics Research Suggests
A new astrophysics study proposed that the shockwave from a collapsing massive star could trigger the formation of a new solar system from surrounding gas and dust clouds.