ZSL report finds palm oil companies’ commitments lacking
Credit: ©ZSL-Sophia Gynch Zero-deforestation commitments within the palm oil industry risk being undermined by a lack of monitoring within production landscapes - meaning the deforestation...
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Updated book compiles 45 years of changes in Pacific Northwest flora
Credit: Illustrations by Crystal Shin Botanists at the University of Washington's Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture have created a much-needed second edition of...
Why a stream of plasma makes chemical reactions more efficient
Credit: Juliusz Kruszelnicki WASHINGTON D.C., NOVEMBER 6, 2018 -- A whiff of plasma, when combined with a nanosized catalyst, can cause chemical reactions to proceed...
Simulating hypersonic flow transitions from smooth to turbulent
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer To break out of Earth's lower orbit, hypersonic vehicles must reach speeds greater than Mach 5. At these hypersonic speeds, the...
UTA FSAE adviser named first recipient of Dr. Bob Woods Distinguished Chair
Credit: UT Arlington Bob Woods, the longtime UTA mechanical engineering professor and Formula SAE advisor, is the first recipient of an endowed chair established in...
Face the music: Explicit anti-piracy warnings are best deterrent
Credit: Joanne Ullman/UNLV STOP! This is illegal. You may be monitored and fined. Did that get your attention? Good. Because according to a new UNLV...
How ideas go viral in academia
How ideas move through academia may depend on where those ideas come from--whether from big-name universities or less prestigious institutions--as much as their quality, a...
How melanoma evades targeted therapies
(PHILADELPHIA) - Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin cancer. Many patients develop metastatic disease that spreads to other parts of the body....
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine awarded $1.6 million for undergraduate research
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is preparing and inspiring a new generation of cancer investigators...
Research calls for new approach to tropical marine conservation
Credit: Project Seagrass In an article in Current Biology, Dr Richard Unsworth from the University's College of Science, has revealed that people are relying on...
RNA microchips
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is, along with DNA and protein, one of the three primary biological macromolecules and was probably the first to arise in early...
Warming oceans lead to more fur seal deaths from hookworm infection
Credit: Seguel et al. Rising ocean temperatures are putting fur seal pups at greater risk of death from hookworm infections, according to new findings published...
Scientists pinpoint how the ‘speed gene’ works in thoroughbred racehorses
Scientists have pinpointed the genetic basis that explains why some thoroughbred racehorses are better equipped to race over sprint distances and others over longer distances....
Tropical mountain species in the crosshairs of climate change
ITHACA, N.Y. - Lack of varied seasons and temperatures in tropical mountains have led to species that are highly adapted to their narrow niches, creating...
Oregon researchers discover novel anti-inflammatory bacterial protein
EUGENE, Ore. -- Nov. 6, 2018 -- Researchers at the University of Oregon have identified a novel protein secreted by a common gut bacterium in...
