Study: Cold climates and ocean carbon sequestration
Credit: Caltech We know a lot about how carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can drive climate change, but how about the way that climate change can...
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New extension improves inflight Wi-Fi
To air travelers who waste precious time inflight staring blankly as your browser struggles to load a page, relief may be a quick download away....
Unconventional: The Development of Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale
Credit: Photo taken in 2010 by Tom Mroz, US Department of Energy (retired). Boulder, Colo., USA: Shale gas has changed thinking about fossil energy supplies...
Flies and bees act like plant cultivators
Credit: UZH Not much plant sex happens without pollinator insects: Bees, flies or butterflies transfer the male pollen grains to the stigma of a plant's...
What makes farmers try new practices?
Credit: Wikimedia Commons URBANA, Ill. - Change is never easy. But when it comes to adopting new agricultural practices, some farmers are easier to convince...
In times of plenty, penguin parents keep feeding their grown offspring
Loading video... Credit: Dee Boersma, Galapagos National Park March 14, 2017 Humans are not alone in continuing to support offspring who have "left the nest."...
Report: Milkweed losses may not fully explain monarch butterfly declines
Credit: Photos by Michael Jeffords and Susan Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Steep declines in the number of monarch butterflies reaching their wintering grounds in Mexico...
Study finds little consistency in doctor reviews on three physician rating websites
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery When looking for a doctor, many consumers turn to websites that post physician ratings and reviews. A study at Hospital...
Study identifies molecular clues for age-related intestinal issues
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Intestinal stem cells rejuvenate daily so bowels will stay healthy and function normally, but a new study in Cell Reports...
15 years of GRACE: Satellite mission flies thrice its planned time
Credit: Astrium/GFZ "Revolutionary" is a word you hear often when people talk about the GRACE mission. Since the twin satellites of the NASA/German Gravity Recovery...
DDW® 2017 offers reporters access to leading research in digestive health
(Digestive Disease Week) Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) returns to Chicago, Ill., from May 6-9, 2017, bringing together physicians, researchers and academics from across the world....
Waiting to be sold: IUPUI researchers develop model to predict probability of home sales
Credit: School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- What is the probability that the house you want to sell -- or buy --...
Streamlining the measurement of phonon dispersion
Credit: Harald Ibach, François C. Bocquet, Jessica Sforzini, Serguei Soubatch, F. Stefan Tautz WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 -- As the interest in renewable energy...
‘Going deep’ to measure Earth’s rotational effects
Credit: Belfi et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 -- Researchers in Italy hope to measure Earth's rotation using a laser-based gyroscope housed deep underground,...
Most atrial fibrillation patients don’t get preventive drug before stroke
DURHAM, N.C. - More than 80 percent of stroke patients with a history of atrial fibrillation either received not enough or no anticoagulation therapy prior...
