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Life & Chemistry

Middle Class Coral Reef Fish Face Economic Squeeze, Study Finds

According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other organizations, researchers discovered a surprising correlation between “middle class”…

Science Education

Next COST Open Call: Deadline for Spring Proposals Announced

COST invites proposals for Actions contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a…

Life & Chemistry

Uranium Innovations: Safe Storage Solutions for Nuclear Waste

The use of uranium as a nuclear fuel and in weapons increases the risk that people may come into contact with it, and the storage of radioactive uranium waste…

Life & Chemistry

Cell Migration Insights: Zebrafish Lateral Line Development

They studied the development of the lateral line organ in zebrafish, a sensory system found in fish and amphibians which serves to detect water flow and…

Studies and Analyses

Study says 'middle class' coral reef fish feel the economic squeeze

The economy isn't just squeezing the middle class on land, it's also affecting fish.According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other…

Environmental Conservation

U of Minnesota research finds most road salt is making it into the state's lakes and rivers

Research at the University of Minnesota has revealed that road salt used throughout the winter is making the state's lakes and rivers saltier, which could…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Swift, Fermi Probe Fireworks From a Flaring Gamma-Ray Star

“At times, this remarkable object has erupted with more than a hundred flares in as little as 20 minutes,” said Loredana Vetere, who is coordinating the Swift…

Earth Sciences

Innovative Strategies for Thriving in Extreme Climate Changes

From an Earth history perspective, we are living in cold times. The greatest climate challenge mankind has faced has been surviving ice ages that have…

Physics & Astronomy

Cosmologists 'see' the cosmic dawn

The Cosmic Dawn began as galaxies began to form out of the debris of massive stars which died explosively shortly after the beginning of the Universe. The…

Social Sciences

How Multilingualism Strengthens Community Bonds

Complementary schools provide out-of-school-hours community language learning for children and young people from minority groups. They aim to develop students'…

Life & Chemistry

Mouse Study Uncovers Genetic Link to Empathy in Mice

In the study, a highly social strain of mice learned to associate a sound played in a specific cage with something negative simply by hearing a mouse in that…

Studies and Analyses

Do Your Genes Influence Financial Risk Taking?

A new Northwestern University study provides provocative insights that relate to, if not answer, that extraordinarily complex question. The study, for the…

Environmental Conservation

Sea Level Rise: Insights from Smithsonian Research Team

Storrs Olson, research zoologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and geologist Paul Hearty of the Bald Head Island Conservancy…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomer to Study Stars with Data from NASA’s Kepler Mission

Kawaler, an Iowa State University professor of physics and astronomy, plans to celebrate the new research program by witnessing the mission’s launch in early…

Earth Sciences

Carbon’s Role in Protecting Hydrothermal Vents Explained

It is well known that the hydrothermal vents lining the mid-ocean ridges are a major source of iron to the ocean. Vent fluids contain about one million times…

Life & Chemistry

Boosting Protein NMR Imaging Speeds with New Technique

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, or SSNMR, is a valuable tool to image and analyze the chemical makeup of proteins and other biomolecules. But the…

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