Environmental regulations drove steep declines in US factory pollution
The federal Clean Air Act and associated environmental regulations have driven steep declines in air pollution emissions over the past several decades, even as U.S....
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Prehistoric peopling in southeast Asia — genomics of Jomon and other ancient skeletons
Credit: Kanazawa University Uncovering the expansion processes of human habitats in the past is of great importance for understanding the origins and establishment of present-day...
A conversation between plants’ daily and aging clocks
Credit: IBS Every day you get a day older. So do plants. While the biological daily clock ticks, time passes also for the aging clock....
PSD as a molecular platform for understanding synapse formation and plasticity
Credit: HKUST Synapses, the structure that allows neurons to pass signals to one another, are essential to neuronal function. Proper formation and responses to stimulation...
Dogs set to benefit from simple blood test to spot liver disease
Vets have developed a blood test that quickly spots early signs of liver disease in dogs, a study suggests. Experts say that the test -...
Researchers call for comprehensive transformation of food systems
Agriculture and food systems policies should ensure more than just the supply of food. Decision-makers must make a paradigm shift to align policies about climate,...
New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
A new area in depression research suggests dysfunction in mitochondria -- the main source of energy for cells -- could lead to major depression. Published...
Common skin cancer can signal increased risk of other cancers, Stanford researchers say
People who develop abnormally frequent cases of a skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma appear to be at significantly increased risk for the development...
Finally, a potential new approach against KRAS-driven lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The previous decade has seen dramatic advances in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, as genes driving subtypes...
Researchers use ‘biological passport’ to monitor Earth’s largest fish
Credit: Copyright Clare Prebble, Marine Megafauna Foundation and University of Southampton Truckee (California), Aug. 9, 2018: Whale sharks, the world's largest fish, roam less than...
Lichen is losing to wildfire, years after flames are gone
Credit: Jesse Miller/UC Davis As increasingly hot and severe wildfires scorch the West, some lichen communities integral to conifer forests aren't returning, even years after...
Can rare lymphocytes combat rheumatoid arthritis?
Immunologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have demonstrated that ILC2, a group of rare lymphoid cells, play a key role in the development of inflammatory arthritis. ILCs...
Training the next-gen workforce in standards development with $30 million grant
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a five-year Professional Research...
Scientists uncover new details in how sense of smell develops
Credit: Lu Yang Dogs, known for their extraordinarily keen senses of smell, can be trained to use their sensitive sniffers to find drugs, bombs, bed...
Bilingual children to benefit from grant given to UA to improve speech assessments
An associate professor at the University of Arizona has received a $2.5 million federal grant for research involving an issue that is critical in Arizona...
