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Earth Sciences

Doppler Radars Boost Monsoon Rainfall Prediction Accuracy

Dev Niyogi, a Purdue associate professor of agronomy and earth and atmospheric sciences, said modeling of a monsoon depression track can have a margin of error…

Earth Sciences

GOES-13 Monitors Potential Tropical Depression in Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center currently gives the low pressure area known as System 97L an “80 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression in the…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s Aqua Satellite Captures Tropical Depression 14W Formation

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Depression 14W (TD14W) today, October 5 at 06:05 UTC (2:05 a.m. EDT). Infrared imagery from the Atmospheric Infrared…

Earth Sciences

New Fossil Finds Dinosaurs Were Less Fierce Than Believed

The new dinosaur, named Sarahsaurus, was studied by an international team of scientists, including Robert R. Reisz, professor and chair of biology at the…

Physics & Astronomy

MAVEN Mission: How the Sun Steals Mars’ Atmosphere

Features on Mars resembling dry riverbeds, and the discovery of minerals that form in the presence of water, indicate that Mars once had a thicker atmosphere…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA'S Mars atmosphere mission given the green light to proceed to development

Clues on the Martian surface, such as features resembling dry riverbeds and minerals that only form in the presence of liquid water, suggest that Mars once had…

Health & Medicine

Blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's disease, UT Southwestern researchers find

An analysis of the proteins, plus a clinical exam, proved 94 percent accurate in detecting suspected Alzheimer's and 84 percent accurate in ruling it out in…

Health & Medicine

Low Testosterone Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

Low levels of the male sex hormone, testosterone, in older men is associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to research by a team that…

Awards Funding

Volker Heine Young Investigator Award given to Christoph Freysoldt from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung

With this he is honoured for his outstanding research on ab initio finite-size corrections for electrostatic artifacts in charged-defect supercell…

Life & Chemistry

Childrens Hospital LA Uncovers Key Growth Factor for Heart Health

In research that one day may lead to the discovery of how to regenerate tissue damaged by heart disease, investigators at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles have…

Studies and Analyses

Fish Near Coal Plants Show Lower Mercury Levels

“We found that fish in lakes located at least 30 kilometers (km) from a coal-fired power plant had mercury levels more than three times higher than fish of the…

Environmental Conservation

A Science Policy Webinar: Wetlands Function and Response to Extreme Events

Join leading researchers as they provide information about our nation's valuable resources, and identify research that can help guide the conservation and…

Health & Medicine

When Sweet Treats Go Bad: Food Science Experts Offer Advice on the Shelf Life of Candy

K-State's Karen Blakeslee, research and extension associate for food safety, and Fadi Aramouni, professor of food science, say that the shelf life of candy can…

Environmental Conservation

Catfish Survival: Study Explores Why Popular Sportfish Survives in Some Texas Lakes, Perishes in Others

According to statewide stocking records from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, more than 10 million catfish have been stocked into Texas reservoirs…

Studies and Analyses

Researchers Examine How Bacteria Become Resistant to Antibiotics

Investigating exactly how bacteria learn to fend off antibiotics prescribed to treat infections is the subject of new research by Assistant Professor Brian G….

Life & Chemistry

Anti-Tumor Drugs Tested by Microfluidic Device

The new device is built upon microfluidics — a set of technologies that allows the control and manipulation of fluids at the sub-millimeter scale — and is…

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