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Agricultural & Forestry Science

UCSB Study Reveals Nanoparticles’ Impact on Soybean Crops

Those nanoparticles eventually end up in agricultural soil, which is a cause for concern, according to a group of environmental scientists that recently…

Studies and Analyses

Stroke Impacts Brain’s Control Over Muscle Coordination

The simple act of picking up a pencil requires the coordination of dozens of muscles: The eyes and head must turn toward the object as the hand reaches forward…

Life & Chemistry

Nanoparticles Boost Survival Rate for Internal Injuries

Nanoparticles tailored to latch onto blood platelets rapidly create healthy clots and nearly double the survival rate in the vital first hour after injury, new…

Earth Sciences

NASA satellites capture 3 days of Hurricane Gordon's Atlantic track

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, is an instrument that flies onboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites and provides high-resolution…

Physics & Astronomy

First Evidence Discovered of Planet's Destruction by Its Star

The evidence indicates that the missing planet was devoured as the star began expanding into a “red giant” — the stellar equivalent of advanced age. “A similar…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Tropical Storm Bolaven’s Development

NASA's Aqua satellite has been monitoring the birth and progress of Tropical Storm Bolaven in the western North Pacific from Aug 19-20, 2012. The Atmospheric…

Studies and Analyses

High-Cost Areas Impact Development in Low-Income Children

The study, by researchers at Child Trends and the University of California (UCLA), appears in the journal Child Development.”Among families with incomes below…

Earth Sciences

Desertification Insights: Pollen Analysis Reveals New Findings

This is what researchers from the University of Bonn and their Israeli colleagues found when analyzing pollen in sediments and fluctuations in sea levels,…

Studies and Analyses

Time with parents is important for teens' well-being

The study, conducted at the Pennsylvania State University, appears in the journal Child Development.Researchers studied whether the stereotype of teens growing…

Life & Chemistry

Thiabendazole: Antifungal Drug Shows Promise in Cancer Therapy

Thiabendazole is an FDA-approved, generic drug taken orally that has been in clinical use for 40 years as an antifungal. It is not currently used for cancer…

Medical Engineering

MRI Insights Illuminate Multiple Sclerosis Research Findings

“MRI allowed an accurate evaluation of cerebral blood flow that was crucial for our results,” said Simone Marziali, M.D., from the Department of Diagnostic…

Health & Medicine

Antibiotic Use in Infants Linked to Childhood Overweight Risks

The study found that on average, children exposed to antibiotics from birth to 5 months of age weighed more for their height than children who weren't exposed….

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Cattle Producers Should Watch for Premature Calf Births

Research conducted by Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources indicates that excessively hot summertime…

Information Technology

Virtual 3-D ‘Knitting’ Adds New Stitch for Graphic Artists

But that doesn’t work for knit sweaters. To make the image realistic, the computer has to simulate the surface right down to the intricate intertwining of yarn.

Power and Electrical Engineering

As Smart Electric Grid Evolves, Virginia Tech Engineers Show How to Include Solar Technologies

Reza Arghandeh of Blacksburg, Va., a doctoral candidate in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, won the best student…

Life & Chemistry

Stony Brook University Research Reveals Bats Evolved More Than One Way to Drink Nectar

Why do analyses of different features of an organism result in conflicting patterns of evolutionary relationships? Their findings, “Understanding phylogenetic…

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