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Study shows need for increased protection of world’s national animal symbols
Credit: Tatum Nugent MIAMI -- The snowy-feathered head and distinctive brown body of the bald eagle is a proud national...
L.A. lawns lose lots of water: 70 billion gallons a year
Credit: Elizaveta Litvak In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to...
Noted experts critically evaluate benefits of medical marijuana for treatment of epilepsy
Credit: Tilray Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 24, 2017 - Although cannabis had been used for many centuries for treatment of...
New modified toy car designs offer children with disabilities more options
Loading video... Credit: Oregon State University Productions CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have developed two new modified...
Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean trravel likely responsible
Credit: Photo by Faith Hark LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017- With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere,...
To ensure constant food supply edible dormice rather give up their favorite food
Credit: Jessica Cornils/Vetmeduni Vienna The seeds of beech trees are an important source of energy for rodents like the edible...
$100M gift establishes Duchossois Family Institute to develop ‘new science of wellness’
A Chicago-area family with a deep commitment to supporting science and medicine is giving $100 million to establish The Duchossois...
Dartmouth-led study finds heavier precipitation in the northeast began in 1996
Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A Dartmouth-led...
Precise insight into the depths of cells
Credit: Stelzer Research Group, Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Is it possible to watch at the level of single cells how...
Newly published spinach genome will make more than Popeye stronger
"I'm strong to the finich, 'cause I eats me spinach!" said Popeye the Sailor Man. While you may not gulp...
Grifols strengthens its Procleix portfolio
Blood banks in countries that accept the CE Mark* can now use this test to screen blood donations to detect...
World’s leading liver experts focus on continuing advancements in liver disease & transplantation
Despite many advancements in liver transplantation -- like the cure for the hepatitis C virus -- liver disease continues to...
Disaster risk management: Science helps save lives
Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we...
International forum ‘International Polytechnic Week 2017’
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University International Forum "International Polytechnic Week 2017" will take place May 22-27, 2017 at...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Donna blanket Vanuatu
Credit: Credits: NASA The 80 plus islands that make up the nation of Vanuatu were blanketed by the clouds of...
Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells
A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, have discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the...
Internet of things sensors could connect via ambient radio waves
Internet of things (IoT) systems usually link networks of sensors via radio, but radios demand battery power thus limiting usability....
American Scientific publishers give UTA physicist Wei Chen Best Paper Award
Credit: UTA American Scientific Publishers, a publisher of scientific journals and books in the fields of science, engineering, and technology,...
New theory on how Earth’s crust was created
More than 90% of Earth's continental crust is made up of silica-rich minerals, such as feldspar and quartz. But where...
Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells
A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, have discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the...
