Amazon dark earth boosts tree growth as much as sixfold
A type of soil called terra preta da Amazônia, or Amazon dark earth (ADE), promotes faster growth of trees and enhances ...
Scientists develop method to predict the spread of armed conflicts
-- Around the world, political violence increased by 27 percent last year, affecting 1.7 billion people. The numbers come from ...
Immigrant nurses in long-term care facilities often have more “human capital” compared to American-born nurses, MU researcher finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When assessing the skills and competencies or “human capital” of long-term care registered nurses in the United ...
Research team identifies human odorant receptor for horse stable odor
Para-cresol is an aromatic compound with a strong horse stable-like odor. It contributes to the off-flavor of some foods, but ...
Links between attention and conscious perception highlighted in frontoparietal networks
Almost half of patients who experienced a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere later develop a very unusual symptom: they ...
Absence of universal topological signatures in high harmonic generation
At the same time, topology is quite tricky to measure, often requiring combinations of multiple experimental techniques such as photoemission ...
Yu named AVS Fellow for 2023
Xiao-Ying Yu, a distinguished scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of ...
Using gemstones’ unique characteristics to uncover ancient trade routes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2023 – Since ancient times, gemstones have been mined and traded across the globe, sometimes traveling continents ...
Illegal shooting kills most birds found dead near power lines
Birds can be electrocuted if they come into contact with two energized parts of a power line at once—which can ...
Annenberg survey shows gaps in knowledge about maternal health
PHILADELPHIA – Most people know it isn’t safe to smoke or drink alcohol while pregnant, and most know that how ...
DNA decodes the dining preferences of the shell-shucking whitespotted eagle ray
With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) can pretty much crunch on anything. In fact, ...
A novel laser slicing technique for diamond semiconductors
Silicon-based materials are currently the undisputed leaders in the field of semiconductors. Even so, scientists around the world are actively ...
The cost of climate change: 2°C global warming target is not economically reasonable unless we make major changes
Credit: IOP Publishing Climate change goals set out in the Paris Agreement are only economically reasonable if non-market factors such ...
Nuisance vegetation removal in Senegalese waterways reduces the overall prevalence of parasitic infections and increases local food production
It’s an elegant solution: Remove the habitat of a parasite-carrying aquatic snail and reduce the level of infection in the ...
Deadly fungus beaten with new type of treatment
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have discovered a new way ...
New tool maps previously-uncharted global health and digital literacy data
Researchers at RMIT University have helped map European health and digital health literacy, in an important step towards informing health ...
Researchers identify two new subtypes of HPV-associated head and neck cancers
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Cases of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers of the head and neck, known as head and neck ...
Plant-based protein intake may reduce kidney disease risk
Plant-based diets confer various health benefits, including lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. However, the relationship between ...
Human senescent fibroblasts cause lung fibrosis in mice
“These observations support that accumulation of senescent cells may contribute to fibrotic lung disease ”Credit: 2023 Hernandez-Gonzalez et al. “These ...
How heat treatment affects a milk alternative made from rice and coconut water
Whether they’re made from soybeans, almonds, oats, or just sourced straight from the cow, milk products must go through heat ...
