Agencia SINC Las regiones polares remotas como la Antártida actúan como sumideros de mercurio, un metal tóxico para la salud de los ecosistemas acuáticos y terrestres y de los seres vivos que produce alteraciones neurológicas, inmunológicas y fisiológicas. La emisiones proceden de la actividad volcánica y, además, de las que se liberan en la atmósfera en otras partes del planeta de […]
Agro-mining is the process of growing plants that absorb metals from the ground. The science is solid, but will this innovation ever be scalable enough to reduce traditional, destructive mining practices? Presented by Sabic.
Located in the arctic circle, The Global Seed Vault isn’t simply just a large storage facility for seeds from around the world. The vault is protecting the world’s agricultural genetic diversity and protecting our future food supply in case of catastrophe.
In the future, we may have remote-controlled insects to reach places humans cannot. At least that’s what Dr. Hirotaka Sato, an aerospace engineer from Singapore, is hoping.
Although Hawaii accounts for less than 1% of the global coffee production, coffee is a $50 million industry for the state, and the number of coffee farms in the islands has been steadily increasing. But the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the supply chain into disarray, and as tourism to the islands plummeted, demand for coffee […]
Agencia SINC La búsqueda de vida en Marte y otras partes del universo depende en gran medida de comprender cómo la identificamos y las huellas que deja en nuestro propio planeta. Pero detectar restos biológicos en rocas terrestres antiguas supone todo un reto debido a las alteraciones físico-químicas que experimentan a la largo del tiempo. […]
Think you have what it takes to live on the Moon or Mars? Maybe stop at HI-SEAS first. Researchers from around the world call this habitat home as they simulate what it would be like to be an astronaut on another planet.
Agencia SINC El pacto de Glasgow, aprobado anoche en la ciudad británica, no convence a todos. A pesar de que se trata de “un buen acuerdo que sienta las bases para la nueva etapa hasta 2030”, según Teresa Ribera, ministra para la Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico (MITECO), científicos y ecologistas coinciden en que se […]
At $25 per pound, macadamia nuts are the world’s most expensive nuts.The nuts keep breaking price records every year. Macadamia trees take 7 to 10 years to begin producing nuts, and the nuts can only be harvested a few times a year. Although the demand for the nuts has largely outpaced the supply, exporters worry […]
Pine nuts have long been desired for their unique flavor, use in traditional recipes, and health benefits. They’re also one of the most expensive nuts in the world, selling for upwards of $117 per kilogram. So what makes them so special? And why are they so expensive?
One Dutch company is making vegan leather from mangoes that would otherwise be thrown away. The cofounders hope it will reduce food waste while making the leather industry more environmentally friendly.
In this episode of Upgrade, Motherboard dives head first into the R+D world surrounding the development of fungi as a viable replacement for plastic, and the people who hope it can lead to a better and more sustainable future.
Agencia SINC La llegada de las vacunas contra la covid-19 ha supuesto la mejor arma contra la pandemia causada por el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, y a su vez, ha puesto de manifiesto la necesidad de disponer de herramientas efectivas y rápidas contra la aparición de nuevos virus. Esto puede conseguirse mediante la activación, o entrenamiento, de […]
Explicación del porqué hay eclipses. Planetario Universidad Santiago de Chile
