Scientists identify key locations for spread of Pin-tailed Whydahs
Credit: Eric Fishel Invasive parasites are a biological oxymoron. And yet, they are in our backyards! A new study analyzes the case of a brood...
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Guinness World Records names graphene aerogel as world’s least dense 3-D printed structure
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The world's lightest 3-D printed structure is so lightweight that it can be placed on top of a...
This week from AGU: As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along
GeoSpace As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along A warming climate is not just melting the Arctic's sea ice; it is stirring...
Nanopipette technology wins first place in NIH ‘Follow that Cell’ challenge
Credit: Nader Pourmand Nader Pourmand, professor of biomolecular engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has won the $300,000 first place...
Soybean rust study will allow breeders to tailor resistant varieties to local pathogens
Credit: Glen Hartman URBANA, Ill. - Midwestern growers don't worry much about soybean rust, but the fungal disease has been popping up at the end...
Turning the climate tide by 2020
The world needs high-speed climate action for an immediate bending-down of the global greenhouse-gas emissions curve, leading experts caution. Aggressive reduction of fossil-fuel usage is...
Swimming microbots can remove pathogenic bacteria from water (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society The lack of clean water in many areas around the world is a persistent, major public health problem. One day,...
