Campus composting programs effective in educating students
Credit: Photo courtesy of John Montoya. SAN MARCOS, TX - As food waste becomes a growing concern on college campuses, colleges and universities across the...
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Cool-season vegetable rotation effective, sustainable practice
ATHENS, GA - Issues with weeds, insects, and disease make certified organic production of vegetables challenging in the southeastern United States. Maintaining and building soil...
High-intensity light promotes anthocyanin accumulation in rough bluegrass
COLUMBUS, OH - Anthocyanins, plant pigments known for their health-promoting properties, are in demand for medicinal and industrial uses. Anthocyanins have become sought-after natural products,...
This is your brain on alcohol (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2016 -- It's almost time to ring in 2017. And since most New Year's celebrations include alcohol,...
Bat calls contain wealth of discernible information
Bats, like humans, are extremely social mammals. They enjoy an average lifespan of 20-30 years, settle in large colonies, and rely heavily on social interactions...
Naturally occurring mechanism of cancer drug-resistance may itself be a treatment target
Figure on the left: Analyzing the relative sensitivity of hundreds of cancer cell lines to commonly used anti-cancer drugs (each dot) reveals that cells with...
Treating cancer with drugs for diabetes and hypertension
Credit: Evi Bieler, NanoImaging Lab, University of Basel A combination of a diabetes medication and an antihypertensive drug can effectively combat cancer cells. The team...
New PCR primer database to combat RNA viral epidemics
DAEGU, South Korea --Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) scientists have compiled a comprehensive new public database of genetic information...
Mechanisms in reversible infantile liver failure illuminated
Credit: Professor Kazuhito Tomizawa Reversible infantile liver failure (RILF) is a heritable mitochondrial condition that causes severe liver dysfunction in infancy, but those who survive...
Russian physicists measure the loss of dark matter since the birth of the universe
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists from MIPT, the Institute for Nuclear Research (INR) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) have...
Control algorithms could keep sensor-laden balloons afloat in hurricanes for a week
Credit: UC San Diego Controls engineers at UC San Diego have developed practical strategies for building and coordinating scores of sensor-laden balloons within hurricanes. Using...
Investigations of the skyrmion Hall effect reveal surprising results
Credit: ill./©: Benjamin Krüger, JGU Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made another important breakthrough in...
Biophysical Society announces winners of 2017 International Travel Awards
The Biophysical Society has announced the winners of its international travel grants to attend the Biophysical Society's 61st Annual Meeting in New Orleans, February 11-15,...
A wolverine inspired material
Credit: University of Colorado, Boulder View the video showcasing the self-healing material in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4qCxOB3EVI RIVERSIDE, Calif.-- Scientists, including several f..
Realistic training for extreme flight conditions
Credit: Chair of Helicopter Technology / TUM Missions at sea, in mountainous regions or close to skyscrapers are extremely risky for helicopter pilots. The turbulent...
