And while the industry is more efficient than ever, it is also putting a significant strain on marine resources by consuming large amounts of feed made from…
The research, just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also indicated that natural selection is affecting the parts of the genome…
The burgeoning research fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology are commonly thought to be highly multidisciplinary because they draw on many areas of science…
During the production of functional laser optics as well as for the development of innovative products in the optics industry it is necessary to precisely…
Now collaboration with Norway is being launched in order to enhance our knowledge and competence regarding Scandinavia's animal and plant species. In…
– Provided that the herd constitutes a majority, investors have a tendency to follow it without reflecting over their decisions. It can have devastating…
From July 2008 to June 2009, unions netted 24,904 new members in the Southland and 131,206 in California, according to the findings. Union density — which…
“We've identified a great natural resource,” said Stanford surgery professor and co-author of the research, Michael Longaker, MD, who has called the readily…
Neutrophils, which are a type of white blood cell and part of the mammalian immune system, and haematocytes, which are cells that carry out a similar function…
Although not as well known as bacterial infections, such as MRSA and E.coli, fungal infections such as that caused by the yeast Candida albicans can be more…
The finding means researchers may be able to predict the types of microbes that thrive in specific marine environments by sampling the genomes of just a few…
In a finding with potentially major implications for identifying a viral cause of prostate cancer, researchers at the University of Utah and Columbia…
These acidic compounds persist in the environment, taking up to 10 years to break down. Mr Richard Johnson, presenting his PhD research to the Society for…
“Using these techniques to increase pathways in the rock for hot water and steam would increase availability of geothermal energy across the country,” says…
This discovery joins a line of findings from previous studies that together provide a better understanding of the most complex processes in nature – the…
“As the size of landfalling hurricanes from the Gulf of Mexico increases, we’re seeing more tornadoes than we did in the past that can occur up to two days and…