Alterations to seabed raise fears for future
Credit: McGill University The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity. Normally the deep sea bottom is...
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Animal species becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation nearly complete
Species of reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrates are becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation has claimed more than 99 percent of the country's original wooded...
Mycoplasma genitalium’s cell adhesion mechanism revealed
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Researchers from the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC) and the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB-UAB) have discovered the mechanism..
U-M Biosciences Initiative invests $45 million in ‘groundbreaking’ research
ANN ARBOR--A new center for the study of concussions, an institute for global change biology, and a facility to advance the new field of cryo-electron...
Chimpanzees react faster to cooperate than make selfish choices
Credit: © the Jane Goodall Institute / By Fernando Turmo ANN ARBOR--When it comes to cooperation, there's no monkey business in how some chimpanzees respond....
Mainz University is involved in the European Flagship on Quantum Technologies program
Credit: photo/©: QUANTUM, JGU The European Union has launched a Flagship on Quantum Technologies to promote research into and development of quantum technology throughout Europe....
NSU researcher part of team that conducted genome-wide study of tigers
Credit: Dr. Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern Univesity FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - They are one of the most majestic and, at the same time, threatened...
A new method to quickly identify outliers in air quality monitoring data
Credit: Image by TANG Xiao Ambient air quality monitoring data are the most important source for public awareness regarding air quality and are widely used...
Free movement can protect humans from environmental threats
Credit: J Barnett) Greater freedom of movement and investments in human rights and social opportunities can help protect humans from environmental threats like rising sea...
Texas A&M leads $5.7 million research project to attack annual bluegrass
COLLEGE STATION - The most widely grown irrigated crop in the U.S. - turfgrass - is being threatened by annual bluegrass, and Texas A&M AgriLife...
Mount Sinai recognized for excellence in mitochondrial care
Credit: Mitochondrial Care Network (MCN) New York, NY (October 29, 2018) -- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been recognized as a...
Study: Coal power plant regulations neglect a crucial pollutant
HOUSTON - (Oct. 29, 2018) - Cleaning up or replacing coal-fired power plants that lack sulfur pollution controls could help Texans breathe cleaner, healthier air,...
UC San Diego signs MOU with Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe
Credit: FBRI The University of California San Diego and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI) have entered into a five-year memo...
SwRI improves structural health monitoring with magnetostrictive transducer
Credit: Image Courtesy of Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 29, 2018 -- A new, more powerful generation of a patented Southwest Research Institute...
Illinois study provides whole-system view of plant cold stress
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - When temperatures drop, plants can't bundle up. Stuck outside, exposed, plants instead undergo a series...
