Owners of older Dodge, Chrysler models warned to stop driving after air bag deaths

Owners of older Dodge, Chrysler models warned to stop driving after air bag deaths

Chrysler-parent Stellantis is urging owners of 276,000 older US vehicles to immediately stop driving after three crash deaths tied to faulty Takata air bag inflators were reported in the last seven months. The “Do Not Drive” warning is for owners of previously recalled 2005-2010 Dodge Magnum station wagons, Dodge Challenger coupes, and Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 … Read more

Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral deficiency in plants resulting in less nutritious crops — ScienceDaily

Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral deficiency in plants resulting in less nutritious crops — ScienceDaily

For years, scientists have seen enhanced photosynthesis as one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) — since plants use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, it is anticipated that higher levels of the gas will lead to more productive plants. In a review publishing in Trends in Plant Science … Read more

Blind spots in the monitoring of plastic waste — ScienceDaily

Blind spots in the monitoring of plastic waste — ScienceDaily

Whether in drinking water, food or even in the air: plastic is a global problem — and the full extent of this pollution may go beyond of what we know yet. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners from the Netherlands and Australia, have reviewed conventional assumptions for the transport of … Read more