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Dust contributes valuable nutrients to Sierra Nevada forest ecosystems
Credit: Chelsea Carey, Point Blue Conservation Science Collecting dust isn't usually considered a good thing. But dust from as close...
Forests fight global warming in ways more important than previously understood
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Forests play a complex role in keeping the planet cool, one that goes far beyond the absorption...
MSU, Shedd Aquarium partnering to create healthier aquatic homes
Credit: Photo Credit: ©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Viruses are the most abundant living organisms on the planet, yet we know very...
Hair spacing keeps honeybees clean during pollination
Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech With honeybee colony health wavering and researchers trying to find technological ways of pollinating plants...
Cornering endangered species
As certain species decline in number, the geographic areas they inhabit also shrink. Still, even with less space to occupy,...
Toward glow-in-the-dark tumors: New fluorescent probe could light up cancer
Credit: Haiying Liu, Michigan Tech What if you could plaster cancer cells with glowing "Here We Are" signs, so surgeons...
Parents who play Pokémon GO with kids: ‘It wasn’t really about the Pokémon’
(University of Washington) In the first study to survey and interview parents who play 'Pokémon GO' with their children, families...
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Credit: Victor Leshyk Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of...
It is easier for a DNA knot…
Loading video... Credit: Antonio Suma, SISSA Anyone who has been on a sailing boat knows that tying a knot is...
New quantum gadget could make contactless payment more secure
Credit: Iris Choi. Oxford University A prototype gadget that sends secret keys to encrypt information passed from a mobile device...
Georgia Cancer Center participates in NCI-driven initiative to understand racial, ethnic, age disparities in six cancers
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 28, 2017) - The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is one of a...
Protein identified as potential druggable target for pancreatic cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A protein known as arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) may be a potential therapeutic...
Mayo Clinic researchers identify interaction among proteins that cause cancer cells to metastasize
ROCHESTER Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified an interaction among proteins that allows cancer cells to grow and...
Unraveling the functional diversity of longevity gene SIRT1
Credit: Sweta/Babukrishna, TIFR While the search for elixir of life has captivated human imagination for millennia, researchers around the world...
How bacteria hunt other bacteria
Credit: Jashnsaz et al./Biophysical Journal 2017 A bacterial species that hunts other bacteria has attracted great interest as a potential...
NASA’s James Webb space telescope completes acoustic and vibration tests
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/Michael P Menzel At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Debbie make landfall in Queensland
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA Tropical Cyclone Debbie made landfall in Queensland bringing heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds, rough seas, and flooding. NASA-NOAA's...
NIST physicists show ion pairs perform enhanced ‘spooky action’
Credit: Design: K. Irvine/NIST Adding to strong recent demonstrations that particles of light perform what Einstein called "spooky action at...
Understanding predictability and randomness by digging in the dirt
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2017 -- When tilling soil, the blade of the tillage tool cuts through the dirt, loosening...
Lead exposure in childhood linked to lower IQ, lower status
Credit: Credit - Duke University from JAMA, 2017;317(12):1-8 DURHAM, N.C. -- A long-term study of more than 500 children who...