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New study identifies ancient shark ancestors
New research based on x-ray imaging provides the strongest evidence to date that sharks arose from a group of bony...
Study quantifies effect of ‘legacy phosphorus’ in reduced water quality
Credit: UW-Madison Water Sustainability and Climate project MADISON, Wis. - For decades, phosphorous has accumulated in Wisconsin soils. Though farmers...
USDA announces $2.9 million to support tribal extension programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 14, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)...
One-third of costs prior to knee replacement for non-recommended therapies
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 14, 2017)--In the year prior to total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, almost one-third of the costs...
World’s oldest plant-like fossils discovered
Credit: Stefan Bengtson Scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have found fossils of 1.6 billion-year-old probable red algae....
Overuse of antibiotics brings risks for bees — and for us
Loading video... Credit: Vivian Abagiu Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have found that honeybees treated with a...
Scientists discover hydrothermal vents on deep ocean voyage
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo Two University of Wyoming researchers led a voyage to the bottom of the Pacific...
Study: Cold climates and ocean carbon sequestration
Credit: Caltech We know a lot about how carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can drive climate change, but how about the...
New extension improves inflight Wi-Fi
To air travelers who waste precious time inflight staring blankly as your browser struggles to load a page, relief may...
Unconventional: The Development of Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale
Credit: Photo taken in 2010 by Tom Mroz, US Department of Energy (retired). Boulder, Colo., USA: Shale gas has changed...
Flies and bees act like plant cultivators
Credit: UZH Not much plant sex happens without pollinator insects: Bees, flies or butterflies transfer the male pollen grains to...
What makes farmers try new practices?
Credit: Wikimedia Commons URBANA, Ill. - Change is never easy. But when it comes to adopting new agricultural practices, some...
In times of plenty, penguin parents keep feeding their grown offspring
Loading video... Credit: Dee Boersma, Galapagos National Park March 14, 2017 Humans are not alone in continuing to support offspring...
Report: Milkweed losses may not fully explain monarch butterfly declines
Credit: Photos by Michael Jeffords and Susan Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Steep declines in the number of monarch butterflies reaching...
Study finds little consistency in doctor reviews on three physician rating websites
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery When looking for a doctor, many consumers turn to websites that post physician ratings and...
Study identifies molecular clues for age-related intestinal issues
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Intestinal stem cells rejuvenate daily so bowels will stay healthy and function normally, but a...
15 years of GRACE: Satellite mission flies thrice its planned time
Credit: Astrium/GFZ "Revolutionary" is a word you hear often when people talk about the GRACE mission. Since the twin satellites...
DDW® 2017 offers reporters access to leading research in digestive health
(Digestive Disease Week) Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) returns to Chicago, Ill., from May 6-9, 2017, bringing together physicians, researchers and...
Waiting to be sold: IUPUI researchers develop model to predict probability of home sales
Credit: School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- What is the probability that the house you want to...
Streamlining the measurement of phonon dispersion
Credit: Harald Ibach, François C. Bocquet, Jessica Sforzini, Serguei Soubatch, F. Stefan Tautz WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 -- As...
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