Vicious circle of drought and forest loss in the Amazon
Logging that happens today and potential future rainfall reductions in the Amazon could push the region into a vicious dieback circle. If dry seasons intensify...
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Stanford scientists map seawater threat to California Central Coast aquifers
Credit: Credit: Stacy Geiken Researchers from Stanford and the University of Calgary have transformed pulses of electrical current sent 1,000 feet underground into a picture...
Two radio signals, one chip, open a new world for wireless communication
(Cornell University) Cornell engineers have devised a method for transmitting and receiving radio signals on a single chip, which could ultimately help change the way...
Effects of weather variability on maple syrup production studied
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University assistant professor of sustainable food systems who has conducted research all over the...
Halting nearsightedness epidemic goal of UH vision scientist
Credit: Thomas Campbell HOUSTON, March 10, 2017 - Nearsightedness has become a global epidemic. With more than two billion people currently affected, it's double what...
Castration-resistant prostate cancer cell growth impeded by endostatin
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Failure of hormone deprivation therapy, which is used to slow prostate cancer in patients, leads to castration-resistant prostate cancer, a...
Mayo breast cancer study provides critical information on tumor sequencing and chemother
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer...
ORNL, HTS International Corporation to collaborate on manufacturing research
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 10, 2017 -- HTS International Corporation and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed an agreement...
Organic is only one ingredient in recipe for sustainable food future
Many people choose organic thinking it's better for humans and the planet, but a new UBC study published in Science Advances finds that might not...
Using telemedicine to treat multiple sclerosis
Credit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Multiple sclerosis (MS) clinicians face continued challenges in optimizing neurological care, especially for people with advanced MS...
This small molecule could have a big future in global food security
Credit: Monica Schmidt/UA Researchers at the University of Arizona have found a promising way to prevent the loss of millions of tons of crops to...
New research identifies New Bedford Harbor as major source of airborne PCBs
Sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCBs, from the bottom of the New Bedford Harbor is the No. 1 source of airborne PCBs in the...
Energy crop production on conservation lands may not boost greenhouse gases
Credit: Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Growing sustainable energy crops without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, may be possible on seasonally wet, environmentally sensitive landsca..
Discovery in new material raises questions about theoretical models of superconductivity
The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has successfully created the first pure, single-crystal sample of a new iron arsenide superconductor, CaKFe4As4, and studies of...
NASA sees wind shear affecting Tropical Cyclone 11S
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone 11S appeared elongated in NASA satellite imagery as a result of the storm being battered by wind shear. When NASA's...
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