Warming ponds could accelerate climate change
Credit: University of Exeter Rising temperatures could accelerate climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide stored in ponds and increasing the methane they...
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Why are there different ‘flavors’ of iron around the Solar System?
Credit: Image is courtesy of Stephen Elardo. Washington, DC--New work from Carnegie's Stephen Elardo and Anat Shahar shows that interactions between iron and nickel under...
Pest ant control improved with water-resistant bait
Annapolis, MD; Feb. 13, 2017 -- Pest ants like the red imported fire ant could be controlled more effectively with insecticide baits that can withstand...
Decision-making suffers when cancer patients avoid math
BOSTON - Many of the toughest decisions faced by cancer patients involve knowing how to use numbers -- calculating risks, evaluating treatment options and figuring...
‘Tully monster’ mystery is far from solved, Penn-led group argues
Credit: John Megahan Last year, headlines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Scientific American and other outlets declared that a decades-old paleontological mystery had...
Basking sharks seek out winter sun
Loading video... Credit: Philip Doherty The winter habits of Britain's basking sharks have been revealed for the first time. Scientists from the University of Exeter...
Switched-on DNA
Credit: ASU DNA, the stuff of life, may very well also pack quite the jolt for engineers trying to advance the development of tiny, low-cost...
Many cancer survivors change their prescription drug use for financial reasons
A new analysis indicates that many cancer survivors change their prescription drug use (including skipping doses or requesting cheaper medications) for financial reasons. Published early...
SWOG study shows strong long-term survival rates for patients with GIST
PORTLAND, OR - Nine years ago, SWOG researchers confirmed a new standard of care for patients with incurable gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), who could survive...
Researcher unveils tool for a cleaner long island sound
Credit: Jamie Vaudrey, UConn, 2016 A new model released today at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by UConn ecologist...
LIGO veteran to give talk about gravitational waves
Caltech's Stan Whitcomb, who has been involved with nearly every aspect of the development and ultimate success of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), will...
Stanford researcher to examine unsung hero of science: Assessment
Katharine Mach, who served as co-director of science on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will present her most recent findings on the trials...
Marine ecologist offers suggestions for achieving a strong, lasting ‘blue economy’
BOSTON - Incentive-based solutions offer significant hope for addressing the myriad environmental challenges facing the world's oceans - that's the central message a leading marine...
GBSI reports encouraging progress toward improved research reproducibility by year 2020
Credit: GBSI WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 19, 2017 - One year after the Global Biological Standards Institute (GBSI) issued its Reproducibility2020 challenge and action plan for...
Bringing evidence to health screening debates
Credit: Peter Goldberg for Brown University Questions about health screenings -- Whether to screen? How often? At what age? At what cost? -- seem to...
