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Plants show surprising diversity in arid landscape
Understanding how plants cope with climatic extremes and grazing pressure is important for reliable prediction about future biodiversity and the...
Social rank may determine if animals live fast, die young
Anyone who has picnicked on the beach has experienced the unpleasant crunch of a sandwich with a surprise helping of...
Study suggests an MRI may help doctors predict more aggressive prostate cancer in patients
SOUTHFIELD, MI, Aug. 7, 2024 - New Corewell Health™ research suggests an MRI scan can help predict whether patients with...
Researchers show pesticide contamination is more than apple skin deep
Pesticides and herbicides are critical to ensuring food security worldwide, but these substances can present a safety risk to people...
World’s highest-performance superconducting wire segment fabricated at UB
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Our energy future may depend on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wires. This technology’s ability to carry electricity without...
Fishing is causing frightened fish to flee when they should flirt
Populations of squaretail grouper face an uncertain future as new research shows fishing that targets their spawning sites is causing...
Sea lion camera crews help researchers explore previously unmapped ocean habitats
The world’s seabeds are little explored, and the knowledge we have is patchy. Using remotely operated underwater vehicles to learn...
Bloomberg Philanthropies makes founding gift to Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a gift of $5 million in seed funding to support the creation of the Xavier Ochsner College...
Attitudes such as distrust of government can cause swine farmers to resist animal biosecurity: UVM study finds
A new University of Vermont study published today in Nature: Scientific Reports examines the social and psychological aspects of farmers’...
Medicaid vision coverage for adults varies widely by state
A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that 6.5 million Medicaid enrollees (12%) lived in states...
Scientists reach consensus for fasting terminology
Dr. Eric Ravussin of Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge was one of 38 scientists from five continents to...
Increased ventilation not effective in reducing influenza virus spread in play-based model, Emory study finds
Increasing ventilation in child-care settings may not always be effective at preventing flu virus spread, according to a new study...
Genetic ‘episignatures’ guide researchers in identifying causes of unsolved epileptic neurological disorders
(Memphis, Tenn. – August 6, 2024) To effectively treat a disease or disorder, doctors must first know the root cause. Such is...
How plants become bushy, or not
or many plants, more branches means more fruit. But what causes a plant to grow branches? New research from the...
Dopamine treatment alleviates symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
A new way to combat Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by Takaomi Saido and his team at the RIKEN Center...
People’s moral values change with the seasons
A new UBC study has revealed regular seasonal shifts in people’s moral values.Credit: Evolutionary Social Cognition Laboratory at UBC A...
Researchers reveal atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites
The chemical and energy industries depend upon catalysts to drive the reactions used to create their products. Many important reactions...
Concept for efficiency-enhanced noble-metal catalysts
The Objective: Best Possible Catalytic PerformanceCredit: Photo: ITCP, KIT The Objective: Best Possible Catalytic Performance Noble-metal catalysts are used in...
Lehigh University researchers dig deeper into stability challenges of nuclear fusion—with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise continues to help researchers better understand the physics behind nuclear fusion.Credit: Lehigh University Mayonnaise continues to help researchers better...
Dance with me? Just start ‘bouncing’ to the rhythm of the music
Rome (Italy), August 6, 2024 - At concerts, in stadiums, in nightclubs, or during group dances on the beach, what...
