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Life & Chemistry

Explore Cat and Dog Evolution, Behavior, and Training Insights

In “Canine and Feline Behavior and Training: A Complete Guide to Understanding Our Two Best Friends,” author Linda P. Case answers these questions and explains…

Awards Funding

Gene Robinson Wins NIH Award for Neuroscience Innovation

Robinson’s award is $2.5 million in direct costs over five years. The award enables promising young researchers to pursue high-impact, transformative research…

Earth Sciences

Global Warming May Dent El Niño’s Protective Shield from Atlantic Hurricanes, Increase Droughts Elsewhere

“There are two El Niños, or flavors of El Niño,” said Ben Kirtman, co-author of the study and professor of meteorology and physical oceanography at the…

Studies and Analyses

Simplifying Financial Aid Boosts Access to Higher Education

For years, studies have shown that young people from low-income households across North America are less likely to apply to college or university than peers…

Life & Chemistry

High-Precision Lighting Boosts Photosynthesis Efficiency

Phototrophic organisms ranging from green and red algae, to cyanobacteria, green sulfur bacteria and plant suspensions, can now enjoy optimal lighting…

Studies and Analyses

Two-Thirds of Prostate Cancer Patients May Avoid Treatment

Globally, prostate cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and accounts for 13% of male deaths in the UK. Studies have shown that men with non-aggressive…

Physics & Astronomy

Switzerland Launches Its First Satellite Into Space

Students and professors have been working very hard during the last three and a half years in order to send the concentrated cube of high technology into…

Health & Medicine

Mount Sinai leads large multicenter study finding evidence that a drug might slow Parkinson's

Known as ADAGIO (Attenuation of Disease Progression with Azilect Given Once Daily), the 18-month study used a novel design called the delayed start. In this…

Earth Sciences

Global warming may dent El Niño's protective shield from Atlantic hurricanes, increase droughts

“There are two El Niños, or flavors of El Niño,” said Ben Kirtman, co-author of the study and professor of meteorology and physical oceanography at the…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals Evolution’s Irreversible Genetic Pathways

A University of Oregon research team has found that evolution can never go backwards, because the paths to the genes once present in our ancestors are forever…

Studies and Analyses

Ancient Indian Ancestry: Insights From Modern Genomic Research

In a study published in the September 24th issue of Nature, an international team describes how they harnessed modern genomic technology to explore the ancient…

Earth Sciences

Lasers From Space Reveal Thinning Ice Sheets in Greenland and Antarctica

Reporting this week in the journal Nature researchers from British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bristol describe how analysis of millions of NASA…

Environmental Conservation

Woody Plants Adapted Slowly to Past Climate Change Impacts

Can we predict which species will be most vulnerable to climate change by studying how they responded in the past? A new study of flowering plants provides a…

Studies and Analyses

Study uncovers 'de-urbanization' of America

More than any other populace on Earth, Americans are on the move. Because of factors such as employment, climate or retirement, 14 percent of the U.S….

Physics & Astronomy

Computer code gives astrophysicists first full simulation of star's final hours

But now, a team of researchers, composed of three applied mathematicians at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and two…

Studies and Analyses

New Computer Model Reveals Brain Changes in Cocaine Addicts

About 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and…

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