Day: January 26, 2023

Rapid plant evolution may make coastal regions more susceptible to flooding and sea level rise, study shows — ScienceDaily

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Rapid plant evolution may make coastal regions more susceptible to flooding and sea level rise, study shows — ScienceDaily

Evolution has occurred more rapidly than previously thought in the Chesapeake Bay wetlands, which may decrease the chance that coastal marshes can withstand future sea level rise, researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators demonstrated in a recent publication in Science. Jason McLachlan, an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, evaluated … Read more

Researchers demo new type of carbon nanotube yarn that harvests mechanical energy — ScienceDaily

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Researchers demo new type of carbon nanotube yarn that harvests mechanical energy — ScienceDaily

Nanotechnology researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have made novel carbon nanotube yarns that convert mechanical movement into electricity more effectively than other material-based energy harvesters. In a study published Jan. 26 in Nature Energy, UT Dallas researchers and their collaborators describe improvements to high-tech yarns they invented called “twistrons,” which generate electricity … Read more

Mouse study finds paternal exposure to phthalates increases risk of metabolic diseases in progeny — ScienceDaily

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Mouse study finds paternal exposure to phthalates increases risk of metabolic diseases in progeny — ScienceDaily

Fathers exposed to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of their offspring for two generations, a University of California, Riverside, mouse study reports. Plastics, which are now ubiquitous, contain endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, that have been linked to increased risk of many chronic diseases; parental exposure to EDCs, for example, has been … Read more

Mouse study finds paternal exposure to phthalates increases risk of metabolic diseases in progeny — ScienceDaily

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Mouse study finds paternal exposure to phthalates increases risk of metabolic diseases in progeny — ScienceDaily

Fathers exposed to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of their offspring for two generations, a University of California, Riverside, mouse study reports. Plastics, which are now ubiquitous, contain endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, that have been linked to increased risk of many chronic diseases; parental exposure to EDCs, for example, has been … Read more