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Environmental Conservation

Frog Sexual Abnormalities Linked to Agriculture: New Study Insights

But University of Florida scientists have found the opposite is true. In a study with wide implications for a longstanding debate over whether agricultural…

Physics & Astronomy

Visualizing Atomic-Scale Acoustic Waves in Nanostructures

However, detecting them isn't so easy.Enter Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, who discovered a new physical phenomenon that enables them to…

Environmental Conservation

New Insights on Marine Species Evolution Rates Uncovered

Diversity among the ancestors of such marine creatures as clams, sand dollars and lobsters showed only a modest rise beginning 144 million years ago with no…

Earth Sciences

Geologists Reveal Ancient Basin Formation Supports Frozen Earth Theory

But University of Florida geologists say they have found strong evidence that a half-dozen major basins in India were formed a billion or more years ago,…

Life & Chemistry

'Smart' materials get smarter with ability to better control shape and size

Shear and Kaehr fabricated a variety of detailed three-dimensional microstructures, known as hydrogels, and have shown that they can expand and bend the…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on TB Treatment Tackle Drug Resistance Challenges

Multi drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, sparked concern but the recent emergence of extensively…

Life & Chemistry

Mimic Molecules Offer New Protection Against Plague Infection

Now, scientists have discovered a way to protect against death following infection with plague bacteria, by using molecules that can mimic the pathogens….

Life & Chemistry

New Combination Drug Relieves Migraine Symptoms Early

The drug combines sumatriptan, a migraine-specific drug that affects the constriction of blood vessels, with naproxen sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Nighttime Migration Patterns of Birds

The study, from researchers at the University of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey, appears this month in Integrative and Comparative Biology….

Earth Sciences

Mercury's surface dominated by volcanic activity

MESSENGER data has also identified and mapped surface rock units that correspond to lava flows, volcanos, and other geological features. At the same time, the…

Life & Chemistry

Widespread Simian Foamy Virus Detected in Chimpanzees

Recent studies have shown that humans who hunt wild primates, including chimpanzees, can acquire SFV infections. Since the long-term consequences of these…

Physics & Astronomy

U-M Instrument Reveals Composition of Planet Mercury

“We now know more about what Mercury's made of than ever before,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, a professor in the departments of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space…

Physics & Astronomy

Unique Stellar System Confirms Einstein’s General Relativity

Taking advantage of a unique cosmic coincidence, astronomers have measured an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity in the…

Environmental Conservation

Ocean Acidification Urges Immediate Action on CO2 Emissions

The ecological and economic consequences are difficult to predict but possibly calamitous, warn a team of chemical oceanographers in the July 4 issue of…

Earth Sciences

Ancient Marine Invertebrate Diversity Insights Challenge Assumptions

“Some of the time periods in the past are analogies for what is happening today from global warming,” says Jocelyn Sessa, doctoral candidate in geosciences,…

Physics & Astronomy

Einstein’s Prediction Confirmed by McGill Astrophysicists

Researchers at McGill University's Department of Physics – along with colleagues from several countries – have confirmed a long-held prediction of Albert…

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