Life not as we know it
This now classic textbook has a wealth of attractive features: it is highly informative and meticulously researched and can be read profitably by professional scientists and lay audiences alike.
All the buzz about bees
Famously industrious and prodigious users of chemistry, bees and other social insects such as ants and termites have always fascinated human observers. All this buzz of seemingly organised activity – how can this level of dynamic complexity ever come about from animals with a brain the size of a pinhead?
Edible oil recall
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), a state-owned standards regulator, has ordered the recall of 10 brands of edible oil from the Kenyan market for failing an iron fortification test.
Kenya lifts GMO Ban
The government of Kenya has lifted the ban on the cultivation of genetically modified organism (GMO) crops and authorised the import of food crops and animal feeds produced by biotech innovations.
Quality recycling
Growing environmental concern has fuelled consumer enthusiasm for products containing recycled plastics. But where to find enough recycled plastic, and of sufficient quality? XiaoZhi Lim reports
Green H2 options
BP is looking to develop two hydrogen projects on Teesside that could together deliver up to 15% of the UK government’s hydrogen target. The HyGreen facility would be one of the biggest green hydrogen operations in the UK, and BP’s first in the country. BP also plans to develop one of the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facilities (H2Teesside) which was recently shortlisted for UK government support.
Antibiotics in waterways
Levels of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin in aquatic environments in the UK pose a significant risk of encouraging antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to new research. This was true for both untreated and treated wastewater released into waterways (Env. Int., 2022, 169, 107488).
Carbon storage concern
The UK will need to step up offshore carbon storage capacity if it is to deliver its net zero emissions plans, according to the Royal Society.
Bridging the cracks
Novel sensor and material technologies promise speedier identification of bridges most at risk of failure or collapse – and could save lives, Jon Evans reports