Researchers find reflecting sunlight could cool Earth's ecosystem
Minneapolis (Minnesota), [US], April 8 (ANI): Composed of climate scientists and ecologists from leading research universities internationally, a team of scientists found that more research is needed to understand the ecological impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) technologies that reflect small amounts of sunlight back into space.
Study sheds light on inequities in COVID-19 mortality across racial groups
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], April 6 (ANI): Black women are dying at significantly higher rates than white men, and that disparity in mortality rates among women of all races are greater than those between white women and white men. These are the findings of a new study led by Harvard University researchers.
Yahoo Answers shutting down on May 4
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI): It's time to bid adieu to one of the internet's favourite dinosaurs! Yahoo Answers, a digital platform where users posted public questions on different topics, is shutting down forever.
LG announces it's exiting the smartphone business
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI): South Korean multinational electronics company LG recently confirmed that it will be exiting the smartphone business. The company's existing phones will remain on sale, and it will continue to support its products "for a period of time which will vary by region."
Low glucose levels might assist muscle repair, finds study
Tokyo [Japan], April 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed a new benefit of keeping sugar at bay. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that skeletal muscle satellite cells, key players in muscle repair, proliferate better in low glucose environments.