Study confirms beaked whales' incredible diving abilities
Cuvier's beaked whales go a mile deep, hold breath for an hourCredit: Andrew J. Read DURHAM, N.C. -- A new Duke University-led study provides the...
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'Unclonable' tag combats counterfeiters
Discovering that your new designer handbag or gold watch is a fake is costly and annoying, and counterfeit medical devices or drugs could have even...
The silence of sickle cell disease
Research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles brings us closer to understanding an elusive complication of sickle cell disease -- the silent strokeCredit: Dr. John Wood,...
New welfare tool to help improve the lives of elephants in human care
Zoos and safari parks in the UK are using a special new tool to help them more successfully monitor the wellbeing of elephants in their...
UNH research finds shrinking population in more than a third of rural counties
DURHAM, N.H.--Nearly 35 percent of rural counties in the United States are experiencing protracted and significant population loss, according to new research released by the...
An elegant mechanism
Credit: Photo: Working groups Becker and Pfanner The research labs of the associate professor Dr. Thomas Becker and Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Pfanner from the Institute...
Climate modeling shows significant shifts in 21st century Pacific Northwest coastal forests
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A changing climate in the 21st century will significantly alter the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest, according to modeling by Oregon...
Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds
GALVESTON, Texas - Counter to a lot of public opinion, having a mental illness does not necessarily make a person more likely to commit gun...
Climate change poses greater risk of mental health challenges for children born to depressed mothers
The findings suggest a need for prenatal interventions in an era of growing environmental disasters New York, February 6, 2019 - Climate change poses an...
Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated with increased risk for psychological...
Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products
Chemical conversion process developed at Purdue could transform polyolefin wasteCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation/Vincent Walter) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The United Nations estimates that more than...
Researchers investigate a billion years of coexistence between plants and fungi
Credit: Tom Wieboldt What can a billion years of coexistence tell us about the evolution of plants and fungi? Neither plants nor fungi existed on...
Interactive websites may cause antismoking messages to backfire
Health communicators should carefully choose interactive features for their websites because tools that can make some websites more engaging for some audiences could actually discourage...
Discovery may bolster chemotherapy potency while protecting the heart from side-effects
University of Alberta medical researchers take significant step toward improving cancer careCredit: Jordan Carson Researchers from the University of Alberta may have found a way...
Research explains how snakes lost their limbs
The study is part of an effort to understand how changes in the genome lead to changes in phenotypes Snakes and lizards are reptiles that...
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