"Page 2" - Scientific Topics of Interest

  'The continents are drying out':  New USask research shows troubling trends (Research Profile and Impact, University of Saskatchewan ; April 15, 2021) https://news.usask.ca/articles/research/2021/the-continents-are-drying-out-new-usask-research-shows-troubling-water-trends.php Groundwater wells worldwide run risk of running dry (New Release, EurekAlert; 22 April 2021) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/aaft-gww041921.php Women digging the well, Vaikoovery ; CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link

Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants : Scientists led by NTU Singapore have created a reusable, biodegradable sponge that can readily soak up oil and other organic solvents from contaminated water sources, making it a promising alternative for tackling marine oil spills...  (Press Release, EurekAlert ; April 7, 2021) Also... Transformation of hard pollen into soft matter (FAN et al. , 2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15294-w Website: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ Helianthus annuus L. pollen , Link