Discovery Reveals Secret of World’s Smallest Monkey
The pygmy marmoset is the world’s smallest monkey. Native to the rainforest of the western Amazon Basin, pygmy marmosets are just 4.6 in. to 6.2 in. long and weigh a little over 3.5 ounces (100…
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The Growing Ecosystem for a Global Bioeconomy
Much has been made of the need for leveraging recent breakthroughs in biology, including genetics and genomics, to create a new multinational bioeconomy focused on agriculture, health, and industrial biotechnology. This new field includes agri-food,…
BP Predicts Plastic Ban Will Cut Oil Demand
There is an increased awareness about the environmental damage caused by plastics in one form or another. Most plastic is made from petroleum. Every year, 1.5 million barrels of crude oil are used to make…
Revolutionary Eye Drops May Improve Vision
Nearsightedness and farsightedness are eye conditions that can affect you at any stage of life. You need eyeglasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery to correct your vision. But new eye drops developed by Israeli ophthalmologists…
NYC Hydroponic Farm Promises Rare, Fresh Produce
New York City is one of the most densely populated cities in the United States. Given the size of the city, it is no surprise that hydroponic farming (a method of growing plants in a…
Wearable Technology: See Your Heartbeat on Your Hand
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have made a big breakthrough in the field of wearable technology. They developed a highly flexible electronic skin display that can show the moving waveform of an electrocardiogram. This…
Image of Single Atom Wins Top Science Photography Prize
Did you know that about five million million hydrogen atoms can fit on the head of a pin? Atoms are that small. You may have thought they were, and always would be, impossible to see.…
Shampoo Could Be Causing More Pollution than Your Car
We all are aware of the negative influence of traffic exhaust on health. Though emission from vehicles is a major source of pollution, in recent years other sources of pollution have also gotten significant attention.…
A Hidden Marine Ecosystem Trapped Under Antarctic Ice for 120,000 Years
Scientists are about to explore a hidden world trapped for thousands of years under an ice shelf that is several hundred meters thick. The marine ecosystem in the Antarctic has been hidden for around 120,000…
This UV Light Can Kill Flu Viruses Without Harming Humans
According to a new study at the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), a type of UV light known as “far ultraviolet C” (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses…
