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Researcher Seeks "Better Nights" on Eve of World Sleep Day

Research shows that North Americans are sleeping less today than they were in decades previous. When living our media-dependent, activity-filled lives, sleep…

Communications Media

Fraunhofer Audio Modules: Achieving Perfect 3D Sound

Whether for live events, theme parks or product presentations – Fraunhofer IDMT provides audio modules for any application scenario. The SpatialSound modules…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Animal Health Breakthrough: Research Uncovers Genetic Marker That Could Help Control, Eliminate PRRS Virus

Raymond “Bob” Rowland, a virologist and professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, was part of the collaborative effort that discovered a genetic…

Life & Chemistry

Epigenetic Signatures Direct the Repair Potential of Reprogrammed Cells

These signatures can predict the expression of a wound-healing protein in reprogrammed skin cells or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), cells that take on…

Life & Chemistry

Plants 'Remember' Drought, Change Responses to Survive

The findings, published this week, could lead to development of crops better able to withstand drought.The research also confirms for the first time the…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Finds Quasars Acting as Gravitational Lenses

Quasars are among the brightest objects in the universe, far outshining the total starlight of their host galaxies. Quasars are powered by supermassive black…

Life & Chemistry

Computer Simulations Help Explain Why HIV Cure Remains Elusive

In the report, an Australian scientist explains how he used computer simulations to discover that a population starting from a single human immunodeficiency…

Environmental Conservation

Charcoal Studied for Landfill Methane Containment

While containing gas at these sites can be expensive, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers believe an effective and cheap way to trap it may be as…

Earth Sciences

Researchers Find Link Between the Input of Iron and Biological Productivity in the Ancient Pacific Ocean

The oceans are the world's largest inventory of reactive carbon. Over time, oceanic carbon exchanges with the atmospheric reservoir of carbon in the form of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Change Globally, React Locally: Researchers Find African Farmers Need Better Climate Change Data to Improve Farming Practices

“Quantifying local people’s perceptions to climate change, and their assessments of which changes matter, is fundamental to addressing the dual challenge of…

Environmental Conservation

South Sudan Takes Major Step to Protect its Wildlife

Conservation and wildlife tourism seen as a cornerstone to stabilize once war-torn regionSome of the world’s largest wildlife migrations take place in South…

Earth Sciences

Santorini: The Ground is Moving Again in Paradise

It’s also a volcanic island that has been relatively calm since its last eruption in 1950. Until now. The Santorini caldera is awake again and rapidly…

Life & Chemistry

New Frog Species with 'Weird' Croak Identified in New York City

While biologists regularly discover new species in remote rain forests, finding this one in the ponds and marshes of Staten Island, mainland New York and New…

Health & Medicine

Influenza “Histone Mimic” Suppresses Antiviral Response

The finding, reported in this week’s issue of the journal Nature, shows that the immunosuppressive NS1 protein of the influenza A virus hijacks key regulators…

Studies and Analyses

Eye Health Linked to Brain Health: Understanding Retinopathy

Damage to the retina is called retinopathy. In the study, the damage was mild enough to not cause significant symptoms. “Problems with the tiny blood vessels…

Life & Chemistry

Emerging Organic Electronics Set to Replace Silicon Tech

The future will be dominated by organic electronics, as opposed to current silicon-based technology. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, an international team of…

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