137 articles from THURSDAY 6.1.2022
Study examines the effects of ocean acidification on phytoplankton's energy stores
Ocean acidification—which is mainly caused by carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere dissolving into the ocean—is a significant threat to the structure and function of marine life. In a study published in the New Phytologist, investigators have uncovered the different effects that ocean acidification has on the energy stores of phytoplankton (single-celled plants that are critical to the aquatic...
Will the COVID-19 pandemic have a lasting impact on gender inequality in the U.S. workforce?
A recent analysis published in Economic Inquiry found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. women with school-age children suffered losses in employment (and reduced work hours) to a greater extent than men. Male-female gaps in employment were not significantly changed for women with younger children.
Indigenous communities face a higher risk of socioeconomic vulnerability due to flooding
Indigenous communities are at higher risk of hardship from climate-change-caused flooding because of pre-existing socioeconomic vulnerability, a new study shows.
Why are so many people getting re-infected with Covid-19?
On Wednesday, 194,747 daily confirmed Covid cases were reported for the whole of the UK. But this doesn’t include all the people who have caught the virus for the second, or even third time. In fact, official figures for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland don’t include those who have had Covid before, despite warnings from scientists that up to 15% of Omicron cases could be reinfections....
Farmers could be paid for post-Brexit land changes
"Radical plans" could see large areas of land in England turned into nature reserves.
Portable prostate cancer test may help reach underserved men
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/6 02:28
A highly portable and rapid prostate cancer screening kit could provide early warning to populations with higher incidence of prostate cancer and particularly those with limited access to health care, such as African American men.
Nearly 2 million children worldwide develop asthma as a result of breathing in traffic- related pollution
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/6 02:27
Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in big cities around the world, according to a new study.
Syrians turn war missiles into heaters as winter grips
Battling poverty, innovative Syrians turn weapons of war into cheap heaters – but the health impacts are grave.