Resilience offers escape from trapped thinking on poverty alleviation
Credit: Stockholm Resilience Centre. Design: Azote, E. Wikander and E. Wisniewska Development aid reached a new peak of 142.6 billion USD, according to recent data...
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Deep-diving technology finds little filter feeder has giant carbon cycling impact
Loading video... Credit: © 2017 MBARI Deep-diving Technology Finds Little Filter Feeder Has Giant Carbon Cycling Impact: Using a novel deep-sea technology, scientists have measured...
New study defines the environment as an influencer of immune system responses in dolphins
Loading video... Credit: Activity conducted pursuant to NMFS Permit No. 14352 ATLANTA - Two populations of wild dolphins living off the coast of Florida and...
Marine conservation must consider human rights
Credit: Nathan Bennett, University of Washington/University of British Columbia Ocean conservation is essential for protecting the marine environment and safeguarding the resources that people rely...
Fish step up to lead when predators are near
Credit: Andrew Szopa-Comley Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that some fish within a shoal take on the responsibilities of leader when they...
Gene mutation may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
MINNEAPOLIS - A gene mutation may accelerate the loss of memory and thinking skills in people who are at risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to...
Fake news and filters aren’t fooling internet users
Credit: Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences Despite what some politicians argue, fake news and biased search algorithms aren't swaying public opinion,...
Making the numbers work: Researchers use math to develop personalized chemo treatments
MAKING THE NUMBERS WORK: RESEARCHERS USE MATH TO DEVELOP PERSONALIZED CHEMO TREATMENTS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of Florida State University researchers is using mathematical...
New hope in the fight against superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat. So much so that a 2014 study commissioned by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom predicted...
Mysterious molecule’s function in skin cancer identified
Credit: AdobeStock Lake Nona, Fla., May 3, 2017 -- New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) at Lake Nona uncovers the modus...
The Earth sank twice, flooding the Eastern Amazon
Loading video... Credit: Carlos Jaramillo, German Bayona and Edward Duarte, using Gplates and VideoPad by NCHsoftware A tiny shark tooth, part of a mantis shrimp...
Modified soybeans yield more in future climate conditions
By 2050--in the midst of increasing temperature and carbon dioxide levels--we will need to produce 70% more food to meet the demands of 9.7 billion...
Diving deep, WSU researchers find wealth of fish
Loading video... Credit: Cori Kane VANCOUVER, Wash. - Washington State University marine biologists for the first time have documented a wealth of fish in the...
UAB awarded $11.2 million to study renal control of sodium and salt balance
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded a five-year, $11.2 million Program Project Grant -- or P01...
Lasers shed light on the inner workings of the giant larvacean
Credit: Kim Fulton-Bennett (c) 2017 MBARI MOSS LANDING, CA--New laser technology is allowing MBARI scientists to look into the structure of giant larvaceans-tadpole-like marine animals...
