11-Dec-2025 Long term biochar aging reshapes antibiotic transport in farmland soils, new study finds Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University A new study published in Biochar reveals that biochar, a carbon rich soil amendment widely used to improve soil health and reduce pollution, continues to influence the movement of veterinary antibiotics in farmland soils even after five years in the field. The work shows that biochar’s ability to retain pollutants changes in surprising ways over time, shifting from adsorption driven effects in the first year to soil structure driven mechanisms after long term aging. Journal Biochar
11-Dec-2025 Researchers map Africa’s snaring crisis, calling for sustainable solutions University of California - Santa Barbara The thunder of a rifle echoes across the savannah. Antelope scatter as birds of all feathers take to the air. A dull thud signals that the marksman’s shot was true. The horn from the felled rhino will command more money on the black market than the hunter could otherwise make in a year. Journal BioScience
11-Dec-2025 New study sheds light on e-bike injuries — a long-overdue examination of a surging public-health issue SAGE With electric bicycles (e-bikes) becoming a fixture of mobility, recreation, and commuting, a new study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM) offers a much-needed exploration of the injury risks associated with this fast-growing mode of transportation. Focusing on electronic mountain biking (EMTB), the study provides detailed insights that are broadly applicable to e-bike use, addressing an important gap in public understanding of e-bike related injuries. Journal Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
11-Dec-2025 Carbon dioxide stunning boosts pork tenderness by reshaping muscle cell pathways Maximum Academic Press A research team compared the effects of electrical stunning and carbon dioxide (CO₂) stunning on pork quality in commercial Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire pigs, revealing striking differences in how muscle cells die and degrade after slaughter. Journal Food Materials Research
11-Dec-2025 New UV-triggered packaging technology extends shelf life of chilled meat Maximum Academic Press A research team has developed a light-responsive packaging technology that could reshape food preservation. Journal Food Materials Research
11-Dec-2025 CRISPR-edited pig stem cells pave way for large-scale lab-grown meat Maximum Academic Press A research team has developed a serum-free system combined with CRISPR/Cas gene editing that enables long-term expansion and efficient muscle differentiation of porcine satellite cells, laying the foundation for scalable and sustainable cultured meat production. Journal Food Materials Research
10-Dec-2025 Atomic interface engineering of ultra-small metastable α-MoC1-x enables electronically modulated Pt catalysts for hydrogen evolution Tsinghua University Press The rational design of platinum-based electrocatalysts with optimized metal-support electronic interactions remains a fundamental challenge in achieving atom-efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Journal Nano Research
10-Dec-2025 Study: Virtual reality tours make real difference in home sales University of Texas at Dallas Research sheds light on the contributions of nonimmersive VR, which does not require a user to wear a headset, and shows how the technology can be used in property sales, presentation and marketing pricier products. Journal Information Systems Research
