Researchers develop groundbreaking process for creating ultra-selective separation membranes
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How to conserve polar bears — and maintain subsistence harvest — under climate change
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UMass Amherst climate expert will study the Arctic’s changing conditions
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New eyeless, pale catfish from middle of Amazon named
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UNC researchers make discovery that could increase plant yield in wake of looming phosph
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Like elephants, large working proteins have small handlers
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New driver, target in advanced mucosal melanoma
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Dartmouth researchers use new computational method to define immune cell interactions
Credit: Frederick S. Varn Immunotherapy, harnessing a patient's immune system to help fight cancer, has shown much promise as a...
Scientists identify a black hole choking on stardust
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Et Tu, E. Coli?
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Marine recovery after mass extinction was likely delayed by further biotic crises
Credit: Richard Twitchett Biotic crises during the Triassic period may have delayed marine recovery after a mass extinction during the...
How plankton cope with turbulence
Credit: © ETH Zürich Microscopic marine plankton are not helplessly adrift in the ocean. They can perceive cues that indicate...
Scientists mobilize as bleaching resumes on Great Barrier Reef
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Recovery after ‘great dying’ was slowed by more extinctions
Credit: William Foster/The University of Texas at Austin. Researchers studying marine fossil beds in Italy have found that the world's...
New flexible sensor holds potential for foldable touch screens
Loading video... Credit: University of British Columbia Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone...
From the butterfly’s wing to the tornado: Predicting turbulence
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Predicting how bad the bends will be
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YouTube users be aware: Your viewing habits can be tracked
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...March 15, 2017 -- Despite YouTube's attempts to safeguard user anonymity, intelligence agencies, hackers and online advertising companies can...
Lyncean Technologies signs AXT Pty Ltd as representative in Australia and New Zealand
Lyncean Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of the Lyncean Compact Light Source (CLS), today announced the signing of AXT Pty Ltd as...
Fossil or inorganic structure? Scientists dig into early life forms
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