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Human Impact Could Elevate Sierra Nevada and San Andreas Fault

Like a detective story with twists and turns in the plot, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are unfolding a story about the rapid uplift of the…

Studies and Analyses

Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Fatal Accidents in Colorado

With data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System covering 1994 to 2011, the researchers analyzed fatal…

Studies and Analyses

Unlocking Beer Foam Secrets: Insights from Cornell Study

“This study reports systemic intake of tobacco-specific nitrosamines and VOCs after a typical water pipe-smoking session in a hookah bar setting, thus making…

Health & Medicine

Are Neodymium Magnets Safe Toys for Kids? Exploring Risks

With the growing availability of new and stronger neodymium-iron-boron magnets being sold as “toys,” there has been an increase of cases of ingestion,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Chamois Pneumonia: Understanding Disease Risks in Wildlife

Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) share their habitat with a number of other wild animals as well as with farm animals. Because of the risk of disease transmission…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Enhances Salmonella’s Precision in Attacks

A team of scientists at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel demonstrate in their current publication in Cell Reports that a much investigated protein,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Eastern Europe’s Wheat Market: Growth Obstacles Explored

With almost 100 million tons per annum and a combined share of nearly 15 per cent in global wheat production Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan rank among the…

Health & Medicine

Warning against 'miracle' powder

A brownish powder pre-packed in small daily-dose sachets and without a patient information leaflet of course: A woman recently contacted Professor Ulrike…

Health & Medicine

Hormonal Surge in Infants Boosts Language Development

At just two months old, babies experience a hormonal surge, generated by the sex hormones testosterone and estradiol, which scientists have known about for…

Corporate News

Siemens Delivers 150 Wind Turbines for Dutch Offshore Project

The Gemini consortium has signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. With…

Studies and Analyses

Tropical Cyclones Intensifying Near Poles, Study Reveals

Powerful, destructive tropical cyclones are now reaching their peak intensity farther from the equator and closer to the poles, according to a new study…

Physics & Astronomy

High-Speed Solar Winds Linked to Increased Lightning Strikes

University of Reading researchers found a link between increased thunderstorm activity on Earth and streams of high-energy particles accelerated by the solar…

Earth Sciences

Tropical cyclone 'maximum intensity' is shifting toward poles

Over the past 30 years, the location where tropical cyclones reach maximum intensity has been shifting toward the poles in both the northern and southern…

Physics & Astronomy

The shrinking of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Jupiter's trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling storm feature larger than Earth — is shrinking. This downsizing, which is changing the shape of the spot from…

Life & Chemistry

DHA Omega-3: How It Reaches the Brain, New Study Revealed

Researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have conducted a new study identifying that the transporter protein Mfsd2a carries DHA…

Life & Chemistry

Enzyme Enhances Stem Cell Recovery from Limb Injuries

Ischemia reperfusion injury affects nearly two million Americans annually with a wide variety of scenarios that temporarily impede blood flow – from traumatic…

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