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Earth Sciences

Texas A&M researcher shows possible link between 1918 El Niño and flu pandemic

El Niño occurs when unusually warm surface waters form over vast stretches of the eastern Pacific Ocean and can affect weather systems worldwide. Using…

Life & Chemistry

Intersex Bass Found in U.S. Rivers: Key Research Insights

Of the 16 fish species researchers examined from 1995 to 2004, the condition was most common by far in smallmouth and largemouth bass: a third of all male…

Life & Chemistry

New Research Unveils Cardiac Aging Insights and Protections

The team also found that d4eBP, which binds to the protein dEif4e, protects heart function against aging. This research enhances our understanding of the TOR…

Life & Chemistry

Discovery of regulatory role of key molecule provides further step towards future gene therapy to control disease

The molecule, known as Lysyl-tRNA synthetase (or LysRS in brief) is one of the most ancient molecules in the cell, where it has long been recognized for its…

Health & Medicine

Space Radiation Research May Cut Fracture Risk in Cancer Survivors

It is well documented that living in the microgravity environment of space causes bone loss in astronauts, but until recently, little was known about the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Offshore Wind Energy Research at Alpha Ventus Site

– Research at the offshore wind energy test site alpha ventus- Rotor Blade Competence Center- Technical Reliabity- Wind Power-Management-System WPMS”We offer…

Business and Finance

Fuel Economy Higher, Thanks to Cash for Clunkers

Thanks to the federal program, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles purchased in the United States in July and August improved about 3 percent,…

Business and Finance

CEO's Home Mortgage Explains Firm's Use of Debt

A new study finds that corporations with higher levels of debt tend to have CEOs who also owe more on their own homes.Firms whose CEOs have home mortgages have…

Earth Sciences

Digging Deeper Below Antarctica's Lake Vida

Perpetually covered by more than 60 feet of ice, the brine below — water that is five to seven times more salty than seawater — has been found to be home to…

Life & Chemistry

Blood Vessels Contribute to Their Own Growth and Oxygen Delivery to Tissues and Tumors

Vascular networks form and expand by “sprouting,” similar to the way trees grow new branches. The process allows fresh oxygen and nutrients to be delivered to…

Materials Sciences

Friction Differences Offer New Tool in Carbon Nanotubes

Publishing in the journal Nature Materials this week, researchers from four different institutions report measuring different friction forces when a carbon…

Environmental Conservation

Tracking Endangered Sea Turtles with DNA Barcodes

Conservation geneticists who study sea turtles have a new tool to help track this highly migratory and endangered group of marine animals: DNA barcodes. DNA…

Earth Sciences

Koppu Strikes South of Hong Kong: NASA’s Insightful Image

NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Koppu about 8 hours before its center made landfall, and revealed strong thunderstorms with very cold cloud tops as…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Capture Stunning Views of Super-Typhoon Choi-Wan

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Choi-Wan on September 15 at 1:30 p.m. local time, and captured an infrared image of the storm using the Atmospheric Infrared…

Environmental Conservation

Link Between Bark Beetles and Wildfires: Insights from Ecologist

Many people worry about the link between rising bark-beetle infestations and an increase in western wildfires. But Dr. Susan Prichard, a Research Scientist at…

Physics & Astronomy

Molecules on a string, and why size isn't the only thing that matters for data storage

Molecules of hydrogen are difficult to steer with electric fields because of the symmetrical way that charges are distributed within them. But now researchers…

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