SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced the launch of its popular, global video competition for students – the Breakthrough Junior Challenge – now in its seventh year. To participate in the Challenge, students ages 13 to 18 are invited to create and submit an original video that explains […]
BEIJING, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, “Sinopec”) announced its 2020 turnover and other operating income of CNY2.11 trillion (US$321.22 billion) and profit attributable to shareholders of CNY33.1 billion (US$5.04 billion) at its annual performance press conference hosted on March 29 in Beijing via video conferencing. Taking a leadership […]
The fabled Silk Road — the 4,000-mile stretch between China and Western Europe where trade flourished from the second century B.C. to the 14th century — is responsible for one of our favorite and most valuable fruits: the domesticated apple (Malus domestica). Snack-packing travelers would pick apples at one spot, eat them and toss their […]
A new U.S. National Science Foundation-funded study, published in Nature Geoscience, identifies fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands as the largest sources of sulfur in the environment — up to 10 times higher than the peak sulfur load seen in the second half of the 20th century, during the days of acid rain. As a […]
PHOENIX (PRWEB) With 11 compost facilities in five states, Republic Services is doing its part to help divert yard and food waste away from landfills and to contribute to the circular economy. Yard and food waste currently make up about 30 percent of the municipal solid waste that’s sent to landfills, according to the Environmental […]
For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off at 3:22 p.m. EDT Saturday on the company’s Falcon 9 […]
At a virtual meeting today, the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC committed to take forward crucial work to tackle climate change under the umbrella of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), despite the COVID-19 crisis. The 11 members of the Bureau are nominated by each of the five […]
Deep learning, drug docking and molecular dynamics simulations identify ways to shut down virus Researchers are running a global race to discover a vaccine, drug or combination of treatments that can disrupt the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease, and prevent widespread deaths. Major efforts are underway to screen every possible molecule that might […]
23 January, Davos, Switzerland – Batteries will be a major driver in reducing the carbon footprint of the transport and power sectors through the use of electric vehicles and renewable energy. To help companies and governments, the Global Battery Alliance designed 10 guiding principles for the creation of a sustainable battery chain by 2030. These […]
Poplar trees are widely used in commercial products, but, like several other tree species, they emit gases to the atmosphere that worsen air pollution and alter climate. Now field trials in Oregon and Arizona show that poplar trees, which emit trace amounts of the gas isoprene, can be genetically modified to leave air quality unharmed. […]
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