Myopia is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide, and currently there is no cure. These findings, published today in the journal Nature…
The researchers discovered a system used by S. aureus to transport toxins that are thought to contribute to severe staph infections. These toxins—called…
A future changeover to renewable energies is the subject of a new study by a team of economic scientists. Two major problems with our energy supplies make such…
Modern daytime birds either have violet sensitive or ultraviolet sensitive vision. Being ultraviolet sensitive alters visual cues used to select a mate,…
Within heart cells, calcium plays a major role in orchestrating normal heart pump function. However, in diastolic failure the calcium signaling process is…
Over the past 5 years, the Government of Indonesia has turned Karimunjawa National Park—a marine paradise of turquoise seas and mangrove-ringed islands in the…
Every 25.34 days, the object, designated LRLL 54361, unleashes a burst of light. Although a similar phenomenon has been observed in two other young stellar…
Scientists have long puzzled over why “bad” bacteria such as E. coli can thrive in the guts of those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causing serious…
This maturation process is called differentiation and is tightly regulated through strict control of gene activity. If the regulation is lost, specialized…
Fishing communities living on the islands of Indonesia's Karimunjawa National Park have found an important balance, improving their social well-being while…
Thanks to new research by an international team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, physicists have developed…
The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in the UK will showcase four of the best French-based packaging specialists, who will exhibit their innovative products…
The 2011 Bastrop County Complex fire destroyed 1,691 homes while burning 33,000 acres that gave the area its picturesque landscape. Already, the Wildflower…
Gabon’s Minkebe National Park has been decimated by poachers for ivory tradeThe Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today that a national park, once…
“What we may be detecting is the start of one of these large eruptive events that – if it ever happens – could cause very massive destruction on Earth,” says…
Second warmest January in past 35Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeJanuary temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.51 C…
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