Nitrogen-Tracking Tools For Better Crops And Less Pollution

As every gardner knows, nitrogen is crucial for a plant’s growth. But nitrogen absorption is inefficient. This means that on the scale of food crops, adding significant levels of nitrogen to the soil through fertilizer presents a number of problems, particularly river and groundwater...
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Food Packaging: New Self-Cleaning Adhesive Tapes

Microhairs similar to the gecko’s setae before and after cleaning through lateral friction contact with a smooth surface. (Photograph with scanning electron microscope: Michael Röhrig, KIT)

Geckos outclass adhesive tapes in one respect: Even after repeated contact with dirt and dust do their ...
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Managed Honeybees Diseases Driven Into Wild Bees

Diseases that are common in managed honeybee colonies are now widespread in the UK’s wild bumblebees, according to research published in Nature. The study suggests that some diseases are being driven into wild bumblebee populations from managed honeybees.


Dr Matthias Fürst and Professor M...
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Sweet Valley Pinienkerne And Salat Plus Kernige Vielfalt Recalled

GERMANY – Märsch Import GmbH is recalling Sweet Valley Pine Nuts and Sweet Valley Salad Plus Diversity (Sweet Valley Pinienkerne & Sweet Valley Salat Plus Kernige Vielfalt) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Salmonella is the name of a group of bacteria. ...
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Organic Agriculture Can Pollute Groundwater

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), using specialized monitoring technology, have determined that intensive organic agriculture can cause significant pollution from nitrate leaching into groundwater.
Public demand has led to the rapid development of organic farming in...
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Why Did You Eat That?

Emotional eating is something we’re all familiar with. Maybe you had had a rough week at work and all you want on Friday night is to plop down and watch a movie with a giant bowl of buttery popcorn. But what if we could make better choices in any emotional state?

 

Emotional eating is s...
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Mujeres Con Diabetes, Más Propensas A Infecciones En Órgano Reproductivo

No es raro que las mujeres que viven con diabetes experimenten inflamación de la pared mucosa de la vagina, es decir, vaginitis, pues por tener altos niveles de glucosa es blanco de infecciones, principalmente causadas por hongos o bacterias.
Este tipo de afecciones en el órgano reproductor f...
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Extreme Weather Images Cause Disengagement With Climate Change

The paper ‘ Images of Extreme Weather: Symbolising Human Responses to Climate Change’, by Brigitte Nerlich & Rusi Jaspal, published in Science as Culture, reveals that extreme weather images represent human suffering and loss. They are iconic of climate change and are symbols of its natural ...
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Un Nuevo Sistema De Depuración De Aguas Con Microalgas Permite Eliminar Fósforo Y Nitrógeno Durante La Noche

Los investigadores de la UCA han patentado esta tecnología que permite simplificar el proceso de depuración, reducir costes, capturar CO2  y generar materia prima para obtener energía a través de la biomasa resultante
Eliminar nitrógeno y fósforo de las aguas residuales a través de un procedi...
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Mediterranean Aquaculture Sustainable Development Project Delivers High-Potential Results

AQUAMED was an EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)-funded project designed to support the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean region. Following the completion of the project in May 2013, the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) invited Dr...
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New Better Microbatteries Used To Track Salmon

Scientists have created a microbattery that packs twice the energy compared to current microbatteries used to monitor the movements of salmon through rivers in the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
The battery, a cylinder just slightly larger than a long grain of rice, is certainly not...
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Appetite Linked To Genetic Predisposition To Childhood Obesity

A heartier appetite is linked to more rapid infant growth and to genetic predisposition to obesity, according to two papers published in JAMA Pediatrics.
The studies investigated how weight gain is linked to two key aspects of appetite, namely lower satiety responsiveness (a reduced urge to eat...
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Progress In The Automatic Detection Of Water Contaminants

Researchers at UPM are working in the development of hydrocarbons early detection devices for rivers in order to prevent contamination that could seriously affect the environment.
The new devices use ultraviolet LED as light source that detects contaminant substances thanks to a fluorescence...
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Fertilization Destabilizes Global Grassland Ecosystems

A new study led by University of Minnesota researchers demonstrates that fertilization of natural grasslands — either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industry — is having a destabilizing effect on global grassland ecosystems. Using a network ...
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Healthy Lunchbox Challenge Helps Influence Healthy Eating Habits In Children

During the school year, 21 million children receive free or reduced-price lunches, yet less than 10% of those children participate in the Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program. This discrepancy places responsibility for food choices during the summer on parents. Previous...
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Diet Rich in Tomatoes May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to new research accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Breast cancer risk rises in postmenopausal women as their body mass index c...
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Avances En La Detección Automática De Contaminantes En Aguas

Investigadores de la UPM trabajan en el desarrollo de dispositivos de detección temprana de hidrocarburos en los ríos para evitar episodios de contaminación que afectarían gravemente a la naturaleza.
Los nuevos dispositivos utilizarían LED ultravioleta como fuente de luz para la detección de sus...
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Microalgae Used To Remove Phosphorous And Nitrogen From Wastewater

Removal of nitrogen and phosphorous from urban waste waters using a simpler and more inexpensive system based on microalgae was the starting point of the research conducted by several UCA scientists of the TEP-181:Tecnología del Medio Ambiente research group, member of Campus de Excelencia Inte...
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Fiorucci Salame Milano Recalled

BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, AUSTRIA, ITALY – Fiorucci Salame Milano has been recalled because some of the batches may be contaminated with E. enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC).
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a subset of pathogenic E. coli that can cause diarrhea or hemorrhagic...
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Can Oranges, Peppers, Broccoli Or Strawberries Decrease Your Risk of Stroke?

Eating foods that contain vitamin C may reduce your risk of the most common type of hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014.
Vitamin C is found in fruits and vegetables s...
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