Five Berkeley lab scientists named AAAS fellows
Credit: Berkeley Lab Five scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been named Fellows of the American Association for...
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9 UCI researchers named AAAS fellows
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 21, 2016 -- Nine University of California, Irvine researchers in areas ranging from anthropology and psychology to computer science and biology have...
Foreign beetle species recorded for the first time in Canada thanks to citizen science
Credit: Harald Schillhammer With social networks abound, it is no wonder that there is an online space where almost anyone can upload a photo and...
A good combination: Model and experiment for a deeper look
Credit: Chair for Computation in Engineering / TUM Doctors performing medical check-ups want a full picture of the patient's health without using the scalpel. Engineers...
Scientist strengthens tools to track animal, ecosystem responses to environmental changes
Credit: Silvia Pineda-Munoz, Smithsonian. By charting the slopes and crags on animals' teeth as if they were mountain ranges, scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum...
New, detailed snapshots capture photosynthesis at room temperature
The living machinery responsible for photosynthesis - while commonplace and essential to life on Earth - is still not fully understood. One of its molecular...
Cement materials are an overlooked and substantial carbon ‘sink’
A new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that cement structures are a substantial but overlooked absorber of carbon emissions - offsetting...
Scripps scientists create innovative drug design strategy to improve breast cancer treatment
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute (Photo by James McEntee.) JUPITER, FL - November 21, 2016 - While there have been advances in the treatment of...
Sniffing out cultural differences
Credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist. When two people smell the same thing, they can have remarkably different reactions, depending...
Sunlight and oil spills may make deadly combination for wildlife
Contaminants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from oil spills can be toxic to wildlife, especially when in combination with ultraviolet radiation from the sun. New research...
Researchers ask important questions on what happens to oil after a spill
Very little is known about what happens to oil in the ocean after an oil spill and what happens to it once a chemical dispersant...
Efforts are needed to protect native species from feral cats
Credit: Dr Tim Doherty Feral cats are among the most damaging invasive species worldwide, particularly in Australia where they have caused the extinction of more...
Natural regeneration may help protect tropical forests
Credit: Leonar Solis chajul A new article summarizes the findings of 16 studies that illustrate how natural regeneration of forests, a low-cost alternative to tree...
Marine microalgae, a new sustainable food and fuel source
ITHACA, N.Y. - Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to combat global warming, climate change...
Penn nursing & NY Blood Center receive grant to create women’s HIV prevention program
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 21, 2016) - The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) and the New York Blood Center (NYBC), in...
