Human actions influence fire regimes in the Sierra Nevadas
Credit: S.L. Stephens, University of California, Berkeley While climate contributes strongly to fire activity in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the western U.S., human activity,...
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Underwater video reveals culprits behind disappearance of NSW kelp forests
Credit: Image: Adriana Vergés Seaweed-eating fish are becoming increasingly voracious as the ocean warms due to climate change and are responsible for the recent destruction...
Fires blazing across the southern United States
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team Fires have been reported across several states in the southern United States and NASA's Aqua satellite using its...
Mississippi River could leave farmland stranded
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If the Mississippi River continues to go unchecked, the farmland on Dogtooth Bend peninsula may be only accessible...
UofL researcher receives grant to study methods to restore depth perception
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Aaron W. McGee, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has received the Disney...
Researchers report new thermoelectric material with high power factors
Credit: University of Houston With energy conservation expected to play a growing role in managing global demand, materials and methods that make better use of...
Engineers developing cleanup method for stubborn contaminants
Credit: Colorado State University FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - They're in stain-resistant carpet, paint, permanent markers, food packaging and firefighting foam. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), a..
Researchers use acoustic waves to move fluids at the nanoscale
Loading video... Credit: James Friend/UC San Diego A team of mechanical engineers at the University of California San Diego has successfully used acoustic waves to...
York U researchers find ‘sweet’ solution to kill E. coli in drinking water
TORONTO, November 14, 2016 - Paper strips laced with sugar could be the sweetest solution so far, literally, to kill E. coli in contaminated water....
NASA finds unusual origins of high-energy electrons
Credit: NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio/Tom Bridgman, data visualizer High above the surface, Earth's magnetic field constantly deflects incoming supersonic particles from ..
Biologists give bacteria thermostat controls
Credit: Caltech A new helper in the fight against cancer and other diseases of the gut may be genetically altered bacteria that release medicines to...
TSRI scientists discover how protein senses touch
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute (Photo by Madeline McCurry-Schmidt.) LA JOLLA, CA - November 14, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at The...
High tunnel-grown tomatoes go to Amarillo supermarket
Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo by Kay Ledbetter AMARILLO - Dr. Charlie Rush is claiming success - tomatoes from a Texas A&M AgriLife Research...
‘Conductive concrete’ shields electronics from EMP attack
Credit: Craig Chandler/University Communication/University of Nebraska-Lincoln An attack via a burst of electromagnetic energy could cripple vital electronic systems, threatening national security ..
Soy protein-based seed coating acts as biostimulant
GENEVA, NY/ITHACA, NY - Cornell researchers have found a new green source that shows promise as a seed coating. Soy flour was tested as a...
