Rare fossilized feathers reveal secrets of paleontology hotspot during Cretaceous period

The site of Jehol Biota in China is famous for stunning fossils which preserve soft tissue—skin, organs, feathers, and fur. These fossils offer rare insights into the evolution of characteristics like flight, but they need careful interpretation to understand what the soft tissue looked and behaved like in life, and how decomposition may have affected it.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/rare-fossilized-feathers-reveal-secrets-of-paleontology-hotspot-during-cretaceous-period

A geochemical journey from the center of the Earth

Yale researchers have a new theory to explain some of the geochemistry of "hotspots"—magma plumes from deep in the Earth that erupt at the surface.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/a-geochemical-journey-from-the-center-of-the-earth

20,000 premature US deaths caused by human-ignited fires

Over 80% of premature deaths caused by small smoke particles in the United States result directly from human-ignited fires. This is the outcome of a study published today in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/20-000-premature-us-deaths-caused-by-human-ignited-fires

Genetically modified rice could be key to tackling food shortages caused by climate change

As sea levels rise as a result of climate change, more and more places around the world are struggling with seawater inundation—where salt water from the sea is flooding further inland and destroying crops which can't cope with the increased salinity.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/genetically-modified-rice-could-be-key-to-tackling-food-shortages-caused-by-climate-change

Using machine learning to predict brain tumor progression

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a computational model to predict the growth of deadly brain tumours more accurately.