Climate change affects the genetic diversity of a species
An analysis of the alpine marmot's genomeCredit: Carole and Denis Favre-Bonvin What effects does climate change have on the genetic diversity of living organisms? In...
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First comprehensive network of wild crop species will help breeders tackle food insecurity
The first comprehensive network of sites where crop wild relatives are found has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The network will...
Heart failure, stroke greater among occupants in motor vehicle accidents
(Boston)--New research has shown that in older adults (65 and older), being an occupant in an automobile during a motor vehicle accident may lead to...
Gas vs. electric? Fuel choice affects efforts to achieve low-energy and low-impact homes
Credit: Beamie Young/NIST If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas or electric for your heating...
Menopausal changes to female heart happen earlier than thought
It's known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening...
Measuring methane from coal and gas in Pennsylvania informative
Credit: Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State While methane pollution caused by natural gas production in Pennsylvania is underestimated by the U.S. Environmental...
A Finnish study proves the presence of oral bacteria in cerebral emboli
Researchers at Tampere University have shown for the first time that the cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from oral pathogens. The research article...
New boost for ToCoTronics
Credit: Graphic: Joerg Schaefer / University of Wuerzburg In 2015, physicists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, succeeded in establishing a new Collaborative Research...
Why you should care about better fiber optics
Fiber optic research can give us better medical equipment, improved environmental monitoring, more media channels -- and maybe better solar panelsCredit: Photo: Per Henning, NTNU...
Reading with toddlers reduces harsh parenting, enhances child behavior
Credit: Rutgers University People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the children are less likely to...
Producing electricity at estuaries using light and osmosis
Credit: istock Most renewable power technologies are weather dependent. Wind farms can only operate when there's a breeze, and solar power plants rely on sunlight....
Chemistry of stars sheds new light on the Gaia Sausage
Chemical traces in the atmospheres of stars are being used to uncover new information about a galaxy, known as the Gaia Sausage, which was involved...
Studying the function of liver cancer genes in mini-organs
Credit: Benedetta Artegiani, © Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Radboud University have developed a human model in which they use organoids, or...
Proof it’s possible to enhance or suppress memories
Boston University neuroscientist shows that stimulating different parts of the brain can dial up or down a specific memory's emotional oomphCredit: The Ramirez Group, Boston...
Sandia launches a bus into space
HOT SHOT sounding rocket program picks up flight paceCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories recently launched a bus into space. Not...