Time-lapse cameras provide a unique peek at penguins’ winter behavior
Credit: T. Hart Not even the most intrepid researcher wants to spend winter in Antarctica, so how can you learn what penguins are doing during...
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CRT Pioneer Fund, Cancer Research UK and NCI collaborate to boost research against RAS’
Cancer Research UK and the Cancer Research Technology Pioneer Fund (CPF)* have committed £2.5 million in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the...
Can barnacle geese predict the climate?
Credit: Thomas Lameris/NIOO-KNAW The breeding grounds of Arctic migratory birds such as the barnacle goose are changing rapidly due to accelerated warming in the polar...
USDA announces $6.3 million in available funding on resilient agroecosystems
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $6.3 million in available...
Cannabis-based medicine may cut seizures in half for those with tough-to-treat epilepsy
BOSTON - Taking cannabidiol may cut seizures in half for some children and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe form of epilepsy, according to...
Adjusting solar panel angles a few times a year makes them more efficient
BINGHAMTON, NY - With Earth Day approaching, new research from Binghamton University-State of New York could help U.S. residents save more energy, regardless of location,...
UNH helps lead the way for campuses to measure their nitrogen footprints
DURHAM, N.H. - Sustainability leadership efforts at the University of New Hampshire have contributed to a groundbreaking initiative to measure and reduce the nitrogen footprint...
Researchers unlock an immunity ‘black box’
A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has revealed a previously unknown immune machinery that goes awry to trigger the inflammatory...
USDA announces $9.6 million in available funding to grow the bioeconomy
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $9.6 million in available...
Dr. John Lahey, President of Quinnipiac University, awarded first-ever ACGT Edward Netter Award
Credit: Photo credit: Quinnipiac University Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to cell and gene therapies for cancer, is...
Sat nav for bread wheat uncovers hidden genes
Scientists have created the most accurate navigation system for the bread wheat genome to date -- allowing academics and breeders to analyse its genes more...
Experimental drug targets nucleus of allergen-sensitized cells
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Transcription factors, the tiny proteins that switch genes on or off in the nucleus of cells, are considered unreachable molecular...
Emergency departments administering more medications through the nose
MAYWOOD, IL - Administering medications through the nose as an alternative to injections or IVs is becoming increasingly popular in emergency departments and ambulances, according...
Climate change and risk to fossil fuel industry: Sustainability train has left the station
(Cambridge University Press) Two seminal articles by energy experts in the latest issue of MRS Energy and Sustainability (MRS E&S) examine the climate-related risks facing...
New method can model chemistry in extreme magnetic fields of white dwarfs
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2017 -- Most stars become white dwarfs when they reach the end of their stellar life cycle. Astrophysicists determine what elements...
