Climate change caused mangrove collapse in Oman
Study points to sudden decrease of precipitation as causeCredit: © Valeska Decker/University of Bonn Most of the mangrove forests on the coasts of Oman disappeared...
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Identifying Canada’s key conservation hot spots highlights problem
First of its kind mapping of most important places for freshwater, recreation and carbon storage provides tool for conservation decisionsCredit: CREDIT: Jake Dyson To stop...
Protecting the global food supply chain
New study examines making food supply more resilient to natural shocksCredit: Photo courtesy of Kyle Davis As the world grows increasingly globalized, one of the...
Low genetic diversity in two manatee species off South America
Study raises the alarm for better conservation actionsCredit: Luna, Beaver, Nourisson et al. Worldwide, marine megafauna are at risk of extinction due to climate change,...
NSF funds a robot teleoperation system that could transform the manufacturing workforce
Profs Shuran Song, Steve Feiner, and Matei Ciocarlie are developing a novel platform to enable factory workers to work remotelyCredit: Shuran Song/Columbia Engineering Remote work...
Binghamton University awarded SUNY Prepare Innovation Grants to pursue COVID-19 research
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY--The State University of New York has awarded grants of up to $10,000 to three teams...
Some English bulldogs thought to have cancer may have newly identified syndrome
Credit: Colorado State University DENVER/January 5, 2020 - Some English bulldogs diagnosed with a common cancer may instead have a newly described, non-cancerous syndrome called...
Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes
In older people with type 1 diabetes, damage to the retina may be linked to memory problems and other cognitive conditions.Credit: Beetham Eye Institute/Joslin Diabetes...
Syracuse researchers awarded $2.1M grant to study causes of congenital heart defects
Credit: Syracuse University Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of births in the United States each year,...
Advanced materials in a snap
Sandia Labs shows machine learning could lop a year off technology design cycleCredit: Eric Lundin, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- If everything moved 40,000...
New clues to prostate cancer
Why aggressive subtype can resist treatmentCredit: The Hospital Research Foundation Australian research has identified a new mechanism in which prostate cancer cells can 'switch' character...
Leaf fossils show severe end-Cretaceous plant extinction in southern Argentina
Credit: Elena Stiles The asteroid impact 66 million years ago that ushered in a mass extinction and ended the dinosaurs also killed off many of...
Heat treatment may make chemotherapy more effective
Heating up cancer cells while targeting them with chemotherapy is a highly effective way of killing them, according to a new study led by UCL...
New bacterial culture methods could result in the discovery of new species
The culture-dependent study allowed to isolate a surprisingly large number of diverse and previously unreported bacterial strains from the Tabernas DesertCredit: Molina-Menor, Gimeno-Valero, Peretó and...
Sweat, bleach and gym air quality
New study shows high bodily emissions during workouts, intensified by chemical reactions with cleanersCredit: Katie Weeman/CIRES One sweaty, huffing, exercising person emits as many chemicals...
