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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Smaller Row Widths Boost Soybean Yields in Cold Climates

Dr. William Cox, a Cornell University scientist, investigated the response of two soybean varieties in row widths of 7.5, 15, and 30 inches at four seeding…

Physics & Astronomy

New Physics-Based Space Weather Model Begins Operations

The first large-scale, physics-based space weather prediction model is transitioning from research into operation.Scientists affiliated with the National…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Variant Shields African-Americans From Heart Disease Risk

Researchers found that a single DNA variation – having at least one so-called guanine nucleotide in a base pair instead of a combination without any guanine -…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New scientific publication on organic farming, based on data from the “Nature Conservation Farm Brod

A variety of ecological and economic issues have been studied in the course of this five-year testing and development project. The aim was to try out more…

Health & Medicine

Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Cuts Daytime Drowsiness

The study finds surgery greatly reduces daytime sleepiness – a common side effect from this disorder in which the upper airway is partially or completely…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Gold and Viral Particles: Unveiling DNA Connections

The research, done by scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Scripps Research Institute, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was…

Business and Finance

ESMT Report: Pros and Cons of Net Neutrality Regulation

The growing demand for bandwidth for data-intense applications, such as online videos and cloud gaming, and the increasing commercial relevance of the Internet…

Life & Chemistry

Fast Growth, Low Defense: Plants Facing Key Dilemma

The new findings are important for agricultural crops, as such crops usually have been bred for high yield which at the same time reduced their natural…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Cow Rumen for Sustainable Biofuels Enzymes

The study, in the journal Science, tackles a major barrier to the development of more affordable and environmentally sustainable biofuels. Rather than relying…

Studies and Analyses

Common Ground: Ecosystem and Fishing Study in Northwest Mexico

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have completed a new study on the geography of commercial fisheries in Northwest Mexico and…

Earth Sciences

Dinosaurs Survived 700,000 Years Post Mass Extinction Event

The U of A team, led by Larry Heaman from the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, determined the femur bone of a hadrosaur as being only 64.8 million…

Life & Chemistry

Biomarkers for Poor Outcomes in Preemies Identified by Researchers

Ardythe Morrow, PhD, a researcher at the Cincinnati Children's Perinatal Institute, has identified a polymorphism – a variant in a particular DNA sequence – in…

Studies and Analyses

Memory Training: A New Approach to Addiction Treatment

People with addictions to stimulants tend to choose instant gratification or a smaller but sooner reward over a future benefit, even if the future reward is…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Universal Intelligence: Key Determining Factors

“The fetal inflammatory response appears to contribute to the onset of preterm labor, fetal injury and complications, underlying lifetime health challenges…

Studies and Analyses

Disaster Costs: Understanding Risks and Building Resilience

In a new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, George Bonanno, Chris R. Brewin,…

Life & Chemistry

Stem cells show promise in repairing a child's heart

Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD, surgeon in the Division of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery at Children's Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of surgery at…

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