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Textile wastewater treatment generates alarmingly high levels of toxic compounds, study reveals

Textile wastewater treatment generates alarmingly high levels of toxic compounds, study reveals Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Textile wastewater treatment practices inadvertently produce toxic byproducts—including chloroform and bromoform—at alarming levels that pose a clear occupational health hazard and lead to unknown environmental effects downstream, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have found. The study is published in the Journal of Hazardous...

Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings: are China’s East Asian neighbours keeping pace with it?

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Black hole feeding bursts may explain JWST's Little Red Dots in early universe

June 8, 2026 report Black hole feeding bursts may explain JWST's Little Red Dots in early universe Shreejaya Karantha Author Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor A new theoretical study may have cracked one of the most puzzling discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): Little Red Dots, spotted across the early universe. The paper, posted to the arXiv preprint server on May 29, argues that these objects could be black holes caught in rare, violent bursts of...

A tiny atomic shift gives scientists powerful control over metals

A tiny atomic shift gives scientists powerful control over metals Scientists uncovered a surprising nanoscale trick that lets them dramatically tune a metal’s electronic properties—potentially paving the way for smarter future technologies. - Date: - June 6, 2026 - Source: - University of Minnesota - Summary: - A team at the University of Minnesota discovered that changing a metal film's thickness by just a few nanometers can dramatically alter how it behaves electronically.

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We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world, from UN agencies to grassroots movements. We call on political leaders at all levels to use itWe live in an age of manufactured scarcity. In a world richer than ever before, roughly one 10th of the world’s population still lives in extreme destitution.

We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world, from UN agencies to grassroots movements. We call on political leaders at all levels to use itWe live in an age of manufactured scarcity. In a world richer than ever before, roughly one 10th of the world’s population still lives in extreme destitution.

A rainbow patchwork quilt shows agriculture from space | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2026

A rainbow patchwork quilt shows agriculture from space | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2026 This satellite data is beautifully informative. A rainbow blanket of patchwork colors sprawls across South Africa in this new composite image created using data from NASA's latest Earth-observing mission.

Republicans are trying to kill science in this country

Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science Standing in his laboratory, Harvard professor Sean Eddy gazes at a row of vacant work stations. More than a year ago, this lab was filled with over a dozen researchers. On a given day they might be working independently on analyzing genomic sequencing or gathered around the group table, drinking coffee and helping each other troubleshoot questions about genomic data from different species.

Consumers often make suboptimal loan prepayment choices

Consumers often make suboptimal loan prepayment choices Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor When consumers pay down debt, many choose to put funds toward their oldest loans first—even when doing so may not make the most financial sense, according to recent research by Alicia M. Johnson, assistant professor of marketing at the Isenberg School of Management. In a paper published in the Journal of Marketing Research, Johnson and her co-authors examined how consumers decide...