Add BrightSurf on Google Email

Science News for January 26, 2020


Earth's most biodiverse ecosystems face a perfect storm

A new study reveals that tropical forests and coral reefs are being threatened by a combination of ongoing climate changes, increasingly extreme weather, and damaging local human activities. The research highlights the urgent need for international action to decrease CO2 emissions and reverse this trend.

SourceLancaster University·JournalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (B )·DateJan 26, 2020
SAMSUNG T9 Portable SSD 2TB

SAMSUNG T9 Portable SSD 2TB transfers large imagery and model outputs quickly between field laptops, lab workstations, and secure archives.

Patients suffer invasive treatments for harmless cancers

A new study finds that Australians are increasingly being diagnosed with harmless cancers, exposing them to unnecessary surgeries and chemotherapy. Overdiagnosis rates have increased significantly since 1982, with 24% of prostate cancers, 73% of thyroid cancers, and 58% of melanomas overdiagnosed in men.

SourceBond University Australia·JournalThe Medical Journal of Australia·DateJan 26, 2020