Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Catalysts speed up chemical reactions and form the backbone of many industrial processes. For example, they are essential in...
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Joint ASU-Hawaii state study reveals long-term human impacts on reef fish
Credit: Greg Asner, Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science Resource fishes--species targeted for human consumption--play a key role in reef ecosystems...
Herbivores, not predators, most at risk of extinction
Global study sheds new light on current species declines, past species extinctions, and disruptions to Earth's ecosystemsCredit: Trisha Atwood/Utah State University One million years ago,...
Warming climate may trigger more West Nile outbreaks in Southern California
Study finds transmission of the mosquito-borne virus can increase rapidly with temperature -- and climate change is likely to bump coastal Southern California into the...
How climate change affects allergies, immune response and autism
The changes in the environment and biodiversity brought on by climate change could be responsible for increases in allergies, autoimmune diseases and autism, according to...
Dr. Neville Sanjana receives 2020 Cancer Research Institute Technology Impact Award
Grant supports genome engineering study to discover modifier genes that can boost the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapy for pancreatic cancer patientsCredit: New York Genome...
Implanted neural stem cell grafts show functionality in spinal cord injuries
In mouse studies, the specialized grafts integrated with host networks and behaved much like neurons in a healthy, undamaged spinal cordCredit: Thomas Deerinck, UC San...
A one-step diagnostic may bring faster, cheaper cancer testing to remote settings
Credit: Scientists have created a rapid and affordable test for breast cancer that is designed for use in developing regions, where patients often face delayed...
New acid mine drainage treatment turns waste into valuable critical minerals
Credit: Penn State A new way to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) could help transform the environmental pollution problem into an important domestic source of...
Move over Akita: Introducing ‘Kuma mutant’ mice for islet transplantation research
Credit: Tokyo Tech Diabetes seldom occurs in newborns--a condition known as neonatal diabetes. But when it does, it's mostly due to a mutation in a...
Interpreting the human genome’s instruction manual
A long-running national collaboration has produced a comprehensive catalogue of the molecular elements that regulate our genesCredit: Ella Maru Studio A 17-year research project has...
Journalists’ Twitter use shows them talking within smaller bubbles
Credit: Photo courtesy Nikki Usher Usher and Ng, journalism professors at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, identified nine clusters of journalists or “communities of practice”...
Study clarifies kinship of important plant group
Analysis with participation of the University of Bonn is the most detailed work on the group of asterids worldwide so farCredit: (c) Maximilian Weigend /...
An inventory providing information on more than 200 viruses that infect plants in Brazil
The largest database of plant viruses in Brazil serves as a tool for researchers, growers and policymakers.Credit: Elliot Watanabe Kitajima A Brazilian scientist has produced...
Climate change may melt the “freezers” of pygmy owls and reduce their overwinter survival
Credit: Photo: Erkki Korpimäki Ecologists at the University of Turku, Finland, have discovered that the food hoards pygmy owls collect in nest-boxes ("freezers") for winter...