Discovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth
A team of researchers has discovered that many Canadian lakes can provide new insights into ancient oceans, and their findings could advance research about greenhouse...
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Ocean warming to cancel increased CO2-driven productivity
University of Adelaide researchers have constructed a marine food web to show how climate change could affect our future fish supplies and marine biodiversity. Published...
Amazentis announces successful phase 1A/1B study results for urolithin A in healthy elderly subjects
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 27, 2017 -- Amazentis SA, an innovative life sciences company pioneering scientific breakthroughs in nutrition to manage health conditions linked to aging,...
Control of molecular motion by metal-plated 3-D printed plastic pieces
Credit: A.Osterwalder/EPFL Many measurement techniques, such as spectroscopy, benefit from the ability to split a single beam of light into two in order to measure...
System can 3-D print an entire building
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass,...
Researchers identify genes that help trout find their way home
DURHAM, N.C. -- In the spring when water temperatures start to rise, rainbow trout that have spent several years at sea traveling hundreds of miles...
Want to better comply with dietary guidelines, and save money? Cook dinner at home
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The best culinary paths to better health are not always paved with cash, new research shows, and cooking at home can provide...
Wasps and wine: Paper wasps contribute to sour rot disease, a scourge of wine industry
Credit: Sean D. Boyden, undergraduate student in the Department of Biology at Tufts University. MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (April 26, 2017) - Come harvest season, wine makers have...
UF receives up to $8.4 million from DoD to study brain training using electric stimulation
The U.S. Defense Department is looking for ways to speed up cognitive skills training -- the types of skills useful for specialists such as linguists,...
Researcher says customized content on political websites hurts democracy
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Having it your way on political websites and seeing only the content that aligns with your beliefs is not good for democracy,...
A chicken-egg question: Where do baby genes come from?
Credit: Steven Meckler New genes are more likely to appear on the stage of evolution in full-fledged form rather than gradually take shape through successive...
CSHL, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative collaborate to boost sharing of scientific research
Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today announced a new collaboration with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that will help accelerate...
Researchers to provide chronic heart failure patients easy access to their own data
Credit: School of Informatics and Computing INDIANAPOLIS -- A team of researchers is creating new information technology to help older adults with chronic heart failure....
Engineers shine light on deadly landslide
Credit: Photo courtesy Tim Stark CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Late in the morning of March 22, 2014, a huge chunk of land cut loose and roared...
$3.1 million grant to build new data exploration software with statistical controls
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the era of big data, there's plenty of software on the market that helps people to explore and visualize datasets in...
