When it comes to solving Earth’s climate crisis, the agricultural and forestry sectors are some of the hardest areas to change, yet a new report suggests that these areas will play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Meat industry not threatened by plant-based alternatives, study suggests
At least for now, there is no reason for the traditional meat industry to have much of a beef with producers of plant-based burgers and other meat alternatives, new research suggests.
Some arthritis drugs may reduce Alzheimer’s and related dementias risk in those with heart disease
Subgroup analyses in NIH DREAM study suggests TNF-inhibitors as potential treatments.
Andrew Sutton: Exploring carbon sources through fundamental chemistry
Andrew Sutton: Exploring carbon sources through fundamental chemistry
pearcejw@ornl.gov
Fri, 04/08/2022 - 09:00
When Andrew Sutton arrived at ORNL in late 2020, he knew the move would be significant in more ways than just a change in location.
Study measuring infrastructure inequity addresses disparities in growing cities
Study measuring infrastructure inequity addresses disparities in growing cities
pearcejw@ornl.gov
Fri, 04/08/2022 - 08:01
Unequal access to modern infrastructure is a feature of growing cities, according to a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Fighting viruses is as easy as breathing
By Lindsay Brownell (BOSTON) — The average person will take more than 600 million breaths over the course of their life. Every breath stretches the lungs’ tissues with each inhale and relaxes them with each exhale. The mere motions of breathing are known to influence vital functions of the lungs, including their development in babies,…
Ocean water samples yield treasure trove of RNA virus data
Ocean water samples collected around the world have yielded a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses, expanding ecological research possibilities and reshaping our understanding of how these small but significant submicroscopic particles evolved.
Black History Month: Materials scientist Cooper shares a ‘hidden figure’ in chemistry
Black History Month: Materials scientist Cooper shares a ‘hidden figure’ in chemistry
huffac@ornl.gov
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 12:21
When The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) asked Valentino Cooper, a section head in ORNL’s Materials Science and Technology Division, to coauthor a profile of Bettye Washington Greene, a “hidden figure” in chemistry, he did not disappoint.
ORNL’s Anne Campbell among first all-female team leading nuclear materials meeting
ORNL’s Anne Campbell among first all-female team leading nuclear materials meeting
huffac@ornl.gov
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 11:32
Anne Campbell of ORNL’s Materials Science and Technology Division is a member of the first fully female team to lead a meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, or TMS, and the American Nuclear Society, or ANS.
NIH funds new tuberculosis research advancement centers
In 2020, as many as 10 million new TB cases were diagnosed and approximately 1.5 million lives were lost to the disease.
