The Bochum researchers hope that an early diagnosis based on the amyloid-beta misfolding could help to apply Alzheimer’s drugs at such an early stage that they have a significantly better effect.
New sensor detects Alzheimer’s up to 17 years in advance Read more
Since deployment in August 2021, System 002 (or “Jenny”) has now collected 101,353 kg of plastic over 45 extractions, sweeping an area of over 3000km2 – comparable to the size of Rhode Island.
The Ocean Cleanup removes first 100,000kg of plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch Read more
The Forest Service plans over the next couple years to scale up work from about 60,000 acres replanted last year to about 400,000 acres annually.
U.S. to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests Read more
The amount of CO2 emitted during kerosene combustion in a jet engine equals that consumed during its production in the solar plant.
The tiny nation’s new law also creates a system for transgender people to update the name and gender marker on legal documents without providing proof of medical care.
Andorra becomes the 33rd country with marriage equality Read more
The surgeries are often unnecessary for the health of the child and are performed so that adults feel better about how the child’s genitalia look, even though the child often cannot consent to the procedures.
Greece bans genital surgery on non-consenting intersex babies Read more
The solution produces clean energy by fusing together atomic nuclei. Unlike nuclear fission, there is also no risk of radioactive waste and reactor materials can be recycled within 100 to 300 years.
Murmu is also the country’s second female president after Pratibha Patil, who held the position for five years from 2007.
Droupadi Murmu becomes India’s first tribal president Read more
Four species of critically endangered vulture have returned to a park in southern Malawi from which they disappeared more than 20 years ago, due to the reintroduction of cheetahs, lions, and the carcasses they left behind.
Cheetah reintroduction in Malawi brings vultures back to the skies Read more
By the end of this year, China is expected to install 108 GW of solar capacity, the most it has ever installed in one year.
China’s mammoth 2022 solar installations double those of 2021 Read more
