Physicists train robotic gliders to soar like birds
Credit: Phil Richardson, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The words "fly like an eagle" are famously part of a song,...
Paracetamol use in infancy is linked to increased risk of asthma in some teenagers
Paris, France: Children who take paracetamol during their first two years of life may be at a higher risk of...
First evidence that soot from polluted air is reaching placenta
Paris, France: Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for...
Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without...
Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use
Paris, France: A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to...
New tool developed by UBC researchers helps conservationists make smarter decisions
A new tool developed by University of British Columbia researchers could help ensure limited conservation dollars are well spent by...
Cord blood clue to respiratory diseases
New research has found children born in the last three months of the year in Melbourne may have a greater...
Children with asthma are less likely to finish school and to work in non-manual occupations
Paris, France: People who suffer with persistent asthma from a young age are more likely to leave school at 16...
Near-infrared laser systems for monitoring forest dynamics from space pass final tests
All systems are go for launch in November of NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission, which will use high-resolution...
New soft coral species discovered in Panama
Credit: Hèctor Guzmán, STRI A study in the journal Bulletin of Marine Science describes a new, blood-red species of octocoral...
Microbiome serves as sentinel for nerve gas exposure
Washington, DC - September 14, 2018 - Exposure to banned nerve agents remains a major public health concern globally, especially...
How cells handle a sticky, toxic, but absolutely essential molecule
Credit: Dennis Stuehr, Cleveland Clinic Do you enjoy breathing air? You should spare a thought once in a while for...
New book on cell death from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris; The Art Institute of Chicago/Art Resource, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor,...
Sniffing out sharks
A white shark's acute sense of smell is legendary, allowing it to detect a potential meal several miles away --...
‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought — and could help spare habitats
Agriculture that appears to be more eco-friendly but uses more land may actually have greater environmental costs per unit of...
Novel framework to address uncertainty in water management
IIASA researchers have developed a general decision-making framework to support policy decisions on the management of water resources, which, for...
China’s energy policies must balance air quality, carbon emissions and water scarcity goals
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J.--Committed to addressing the country's severe air pollution, China is attempting a shift from...
FedEx Corp. pledges challenge grant in support of youth education at Lone Oaks Farm
Credit: Photo by M. Sides, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has received a...
Big data studies scrutinize links between fatty liver disease and how cells make energy
Credit: Wikimedia user Nephron Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects up to 40 percent of American adults. Though the condition produces...
Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health receives five-year funding
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health,...
