Nitrogen study casts doubt on ability of plants to continue absorbing same amounts of CO2
A new study casts doubt as to whether plants will continue to absorb as much carbon dioxide in the future as they have in the...
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An NJIT vision therapy team wins ‘most innovative’ in worldwide VR competition
Credit: NJIT An NJIT-led team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians won two major international awards for its vision therapy platform, including "most innovative...
6.4 million Euros for research into the birth of agriculture in Europe
Credit: © University of Bern, Video: Marco Hostettler The lakes in the north of Greece and in the south of the Balkans are a unique...
Motley crews of bacteria cleanse water at huge oceanic Georgia Aquarium exhibit
Credit: Georgia Tech / Maxwell Guberman / Brice Zimmerman / Georgia Aquarium Sea creatures need to go to the bathroom, too, and in aquariums, that...
First-ever atlas of big-game migrations published
Credit: Travis Zaffarano, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit The first-ever atlas of ungulate migration was released this week, detailing the ecology and conservation...
Study explores infant body position and learning
Credit: J. Franchak, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A developmental psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, has completed a study that is the first...
Racial differences in colorectal cancer incidence not due to biology
INDIANAPOLIS - A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine has found that, in spite of the higher...
Biomarker blood test confirms remission in patients with HPV+ oral cancer
SAN ANTONIO, October 23, 2018 -- A highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to accurately determine whether...
Genomic analysis helps in discovery of unusual new bird species from Indonesia
Credit: Philippe Verbelen A joint research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Indonesian Institute of Science has described an unusual new songbird...
Boosting research excellence: nature-based solutions for sustainable development in Malta
Credit: Mario Balzan Malta - a country spread across just 316 km2 and having a population of around 475,000 people . Due to an increasing...
Climate change, rising sea levels a threat to farmers in Bangladesh
Credit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rising sea levels driven by climate change make for salty soil, and that is likely to force...
Biodiversity for the birds
Credit: Desirée Narango and Doug Tallamy Human-dominated landscapes are one of the most rapidly expanding and least-understood ecosystems on Earth. Historically, in urban areas, landowners...
Research brief: Predicting how native plants return to abandoned farm fields
Movement is one of the most common processes in all biology--mice forage for food and geese migrate with the seasons. While plants may be rooted...
Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack
Credit: LIH Cancer cells have evolved multiple escape strategies to circumvent the body's immune defenses such as the attack by Natural Killer (NK) cells which...
Yes, your pet can tell time
Credit: Daniel Dombeck/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Are you taking your time when feeding your pet? Fluffy and Fido are on to you -- and...
