Grasslands hold potential for increased food production
About 40% of natural grasslands worldwide have potential to support increased livestock grazing, according to a new study published in the journal Global Change Biology....
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Chemistry on the edge
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/Berkeley Lab Defects and jagged surfaces at the edges of nanosized platinum and gold particles are key hot spots for chemical reactivity, a...
First look inside nanoscale catalysts shows ‘defects’ are useful
Credit: (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Using one of the world's brightest light sources to peer inside some of the world's smallest particles, scientists have confirmed...
UTSW joins national drive to increase HPV vaccination against cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS, January 11, 2017 ? More than a decade after the HPV vaccine was deemed both safe and effective by the FDA...
NASA sees Pineapple Express deliver heavy rains, flooding to Calif.
Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce California which has long been suffering through a strong, multi-year drought, is finally beginning to see some much needed relief...
Catching CRISPR in action
Credit: Jin Liu and Zhicheng Zuo, UNT One of the most talked about biological breakthroughs in the past decade was the discovery of the genome...
DNA duplicator small enough to hold in your hand
Loading video... Credit: Barb Cramer & Michael Todd, Vanderbilt University Imagine a "DNA photocopier" small enough to hold in your hand that could identify the...
CWRU directly measures how perovskite solar films efficiently convert light to power
Credit: Courtesy of Nano Letters Solar cells made with films mimicking the structure of the mineral perovskite are the focus of worldwide research. But only...
New Colombian plant discovered by Kew scientist honors Colombian president
A new plant species from Northeastern Colombia has been named Espeletia praesidentis, in honour of efforts made by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to build...
Can the ‘greening’ be greener?
Credit: Thomas Hesse The EU introduced the new "greening" instrument into the Common Agricultural Policy in 2015, with the intention to slow the rapid loss...
Eucalypts spotlight biosecurity failures
Credit: Treena Burgess The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. For more than 100 years, eucalypts--woody plants that...
‘Gene-silencing’ technique is a game-changer for crop protection
Ground-breaking research based on nanotechnology promises to help conquer the greatest threat to global food crops - pests and diseases in plants. Scientists develop a...
Double fish production while preserving biodiversity — can it be done?
Credit: Tarang Mehta, Earlham Institute Tanzania, perhaps best known for safaris over its vast open plains, has ambitious plans for diminutive freshwater wildlife with enormous,...
Contrary to decades of hype, curcumin alone is unlikely to boost health
Curcumin, a compound in turmeric, continues to be hailed as a natural treatment for a wide range of health conditions, including cancer and Alzheimer's disease....
Our galaxy’s black hole is spewing out planet-size ‘spitballs’
Credit: Mark A. Garlick / CfA Every few thousand years, an unlucky star wanders too close to the black hole at the center of the...
