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Natural Resource Today Weekly - Issue #32

Natural Resource Today Weekly - Issue #32

Natural Resource Today
April 09, 2023

The most significant scientific findings you should know in less than 2 minutes.

Research News

University of Cambridge:

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers provide insights into placental development.

Cell mapping and ‘mini placentas’ give new insights into human pregnancy

Researchers have mapped the complete trajectory of placental development, helping shed new light on why pregnancy disorders happen.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cell-mapping-and-mini-placentas-give-new-insights-into-human-pregnancy

University of Copenhagen:

Researchers have described two new species of poisonous birds from New Guinea. The study is published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.16878

Goethe University:

In a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers provide insight into eggshells of Troodon, a bird-like carnivorous that lived 75 million years ago.

Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest | Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

An international research team led by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, was a warm-blooded animal (an endotherm), but had a reproductive […]

https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/analysis-of-dinosaur-eggshells-bird-like-troodon-laid-4-to-6-eggs-in-a-communal-nest/

Kiel University:

Researchers provide better understanding of intestinal microbiome regulation. The study is published in the journal Science Advances.

Important enzyme for the composition of the gut microbiome discovered

In a recent publication, researchers of the Cluster of Excellence PMI show how an enzyme complex in intestinal cells regulates the colonisation of microorganisms.

https://www.precisionmedicine.de/en/details/news/important-enzyme-for-the-composition-of-the-gut-microbiome-discovered

Italian National Institute of Astrophysics:

In a recent study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, researchers shed new insights into ancient galaxies.

https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2023/04/aa45851-23/aa45851-23.html

Hokkaido University:

Researchers shed light on the vulnerability of Arctic marine communities to climate change. The research is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Warming Arctic draws marine predators northwards

Marine predators have expanded their ranges into the Arctic waters over the last twenty years, driven by climate change and associated increases in productivity.

https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/warming-arctic-draws-marine-predators-northwards/

University of Massachusetts Amherst:

Researchers provide insights into queen production in bumblebees. Their research is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

UMass Amherst Research Finds Surprising Science Behind Bumblebee Superfood | UMass Amherst

Sunflower family’s spiny pollen vastly reduces prevalence of widespread parasite in bumblebees, increases production of queens.

https://www.umass.edu/news/article/umass-amherst-research-finds-surprising-science-behind-bumblebee-superfood

Brown University:

New research sheds light on methane hydrates. The study is published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Study on methane in deep-sea sediments shows small releases happen more often than thought

New research describes evidence that deep sea methane deposits change into gas more frequently than could be monitored previously and that a set of fossilized organisms has a unique ability to detect these releases.

https://www.brown.edu/news/2023-03-27/methane-hydrates

Kyushu University:

Researchers provide new insights into sustainable development in Africa. Their study is published in the journal Environmental Development.

Sustainable development in Africa shaped by subnational administrative capabilities | Research Results | KYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Rapid economic growth in Africa is raising concerns over the sustainability of its development. Through effective evaluation with the inclusive wealth index, regional inequalities of natural resources, produced and human capital are elucidated.

https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/255

Simon Fraser University:

Researchers provide better understanding of the giant ant fossil from North America. Their research is published in The Canadian Entomologist.

'Giant' ant fossil raises questions about ancient Arctic migrations

Simon Fraser University scientists say their research on the latest fossil find near Princeton, B.C. is raising questions about how the dispersal of animals and plants occurred across the Northern Hemisphere some 50 million years ago, including whether brief intervals of global warming were at play.

https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/03/-giant--ant-fossil-raises-questions-about-ancient-arctic-migrati.html