Tuesday, June 25, 2019

science news 25.6.2019

Today's selection of science news. Links are normally to press releases on EurekAlert (at the bottom end I may also add a couple of newspaper stories). I include quotes from the summary (using quotation marks) in cases where the title alone doesn't reveal what the story is about. My own thoughts appear without quotation marks, if I have any.


bio-inspired

Novel Chinese nanogenerator takes cue from electric eels

Branching out: Making graphene from gum trees
"Researchers have developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly way of producing graphene using one of Australia's most abundant resources, eucalyptus trees."


food and drink


A solarium for hens? How to increase the vitamin D content of eggs

Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity?
"Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes."


humans

Woodstock really was a free-wheeling festival, new archeological research shows
Archaeologists are now studying events that happened in my lifetime. Makes me feel like an Ancient Egyptian ...



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