New study doubles the estimate of bird species in the world
New research led by the American Museum of Natural History suggests that there are about 18,000 bird species in the world--nearly twice as many as...
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It’s basic: Alternative fuel cell technology reduces cost
Credit: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE/Jeffrey Chase The pathway to zero-emission vehicles has taken two forks, one toward battery electric cars like the Tesla and the other...
The sea roils and life returns
Credit: (Kyoto University/Reiji Masuda) Kyoto, Japan -- The tsunami of 2011 is well remembered in Japan. Some towns have recovered, while others struggle to return...
Public willing to pay to reduce toxic algae — but maybe not enough
SAN FRANCISCO--Scientists have found good strategies for curbing the toxic algae blooms that have threatened some of the nation's water supplies. Farmers are willing to...
Leading survey platform launches first in-browser visualization tool for encrypted data
Credit: SurveyCTO CAMBRIDGE, MA - December 12, 2016 - Dobility today announced the launch of the SurveyCTO "Data Explorer," a first-of-its-kind tool for visualizing encrypted...
New robot has a human touch
Loading video... Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid....
Sawdust reinvented into super sponge for oil spills
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory SEQUIM, Wash. - Lowly sawdust, the sawmill waste that's sometimes tossed onto home garage floors to soak up oil spilled...
NASA sees tropical Cyclone Vardah make landfall
Credit: Credits: NASA MODIS Rapid Response/NOAA Tropical Cyclone Vardah made landfall in eastern India as the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite passed over it from space....
A new light on stellar death
Credit: ESO, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser Back in 2015 when astronomers discovered an intense flare in a distant galaxy, they considered it the brightest supernova ever...
Why we walk on our heels instead of our toes
James Webber took up barefoot running 12 years ago. He needed to find a new passion after deciding his planned career in computer-aided drafting wasn't...
Scientists find three subgroups in a children’s brain cancer, identify druggable targets
(TORONTO, Canada - Dec. 12, 2016) - Multi-institutional researchers investigating an incurable brain cancer in children have discovered three distinct subgroups of disease and identified...
UT Southwestern study shows fasting kills cancer cells of common childhood leukemia
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS, Dec. 12, 2016 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that intermittent fasting inhibits the development and progression...
Berkeley Lab researchers at AGU: Impacts of climate change, subsurface energy, understanding drought and monitoring permafrost among many talks
Berkeley Lab scientists will present on a number of topics including climate modeling challenges, projects on Arctic permafrost, induced seismicity, cloud physics, Amazon forests, hydraulic...
Bone marrow-derived cells are source of key kidney disease biomarker SuPAR
Credit: Rush PhotoGroup A suPAR Root of Kidney Disease: Discovery may aid search for kidney disease treatment and prevent recurrence after transplant A protein known...
Scientists discover how to reverse pain caused by diabetes-related nerve damage
One person in Australia develops diabetes every five minutes, with up to half suffering peripheral nerve damage, meaning the slightest touch on the skin can...
