It’s not often that there’s encouraging news on climate change but researchers at the University of California are testing a method, called enhanced rock weathering, that has the potential to act as a substantial carbon sink.
Also in this week’s science and research news: a possible treatment for treating genetic forms of ALS with an existing drug, what researchers found when they tested a large population for COVID-19, and why Florida is struggling to contain the pandemic.
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Weathering of rocks like these basalt formations in Idaho triggers chemical processes that remove carbon dioxide from the air.
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Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
To avoid global warming on a catastrophic scale, nations need to reduce emissions and find ways to pull carbon from the air. One promising solution: spreading rock dust on farm fields.
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A man with ALS uses a head-mounted laser pointer to communicate with his wife, by pointing to letters and words on a communication board.
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Laura P.W. Ranum, University of Florida
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, is a crippling, progressive neurodegenerative disease for which there is no cure. Now it seems that a diabetes drug may help some cases.
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Random testing conducted in Indiana gives public health officials some of the most representative and accurate data to date.
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Nir Menachemi, IUPUI
A team of researchers from Indiana University performed random testing for SARS-CoV-2 across the state. The results offer some of the most accurate data to date about important aspects of the virus.
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