Turkey’s Twitter Cutoff Harmed Earthquake Rescue Operations
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came amid the massive rescue operation and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria two
Could the Zombie Fungus in TV’s The Last of Us Really Infect People?
The pandemic fungus in the television program The Last of Us is real. But an expert says other fungi are much more threatening to humansThe TV show The Last of Us depicts a world where a fungus turns people into zombies. Credit: Liane Hentscher/HBOIn the fictional world of The Last of Us, a fungus has destroyed the
Start-up Hopes ‘Super’ Poplar Trees Will Suck Up More CO2
A start-up called Living Carbon is planting millions of “photosynthesis enhanced” poplar seeds across the U.S. with the aim of providing carbon creditsScientists are looking at ways to bioengineer poplar trees to help fight global warming. Credit: gyro/Getty ImagesSteven Strauss was skeptical when he first heard about a poplar tree bioengineered to suck more carbon
A Common Antibiotic Could Prevent Deaths from Childbirth Complications
One in three cases of maternal sepsis can be prevented with a single dose of antibiotic, a study in low- and middle-income countries showsPregnant people in low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan (shown here) are at higher risk of adverse maternal health outcomes such as sepsis. Credit: Sajjad Qayyum/AFP via Getty ImagesChildbirth is a
Surprising Chemicals Were Used to Embalm Egyptian Mummies
Resins used by ancient Egyptians to prepare bodies for the afterlife are found in vessels in a 2,500-year-old workshopA body is embalmed in an underground chamber (artist’s impression). Credit: Nikola NevenovLabelled pots found in a 2,500-year-old embalming workshop have revealed the plant and animal extracts used to prepare ancient Egyptian mummies — including ingredients originating
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