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Plants & Animals 15 hours ago

Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists

Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished.

Agriculture Apr 22, 2024

A leader in US seaweed farming preaches, teaches and builds a wider network

Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the foundations for a generation of seaweed-growing farmers in the United States, while working to build a network of producers and buyers.

Biotechnology Apr 10, 2024

New protein imaging method supports the design of innovative new cancer drugs

Scientists have successfully used a new imaging technique to determine the structure and interactions of a protein complex that plays a significant part in the initiation and progression of cancer. They showed that it was ...

Biochemistry Apr 10, 2024

A promising target for new RNA therapeutics now accessible

Only recently, a new era in medicine began with the first RNA vaccines. These active substances are modified RNAs that trigger immune responses of the human immune system. Another approach in RNA medicine targets the body's ...

Environment Apr 8, 2024

Reducing production and consumption growth in high-income countries: Is it good for tackling climate change?

A new study led by Jarmo Kikstra, a research scholar in the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program, explores whether reducing production and consumption growth could make a significant contribution to resolving the ...

Other Apr 4, 2024

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century—more than 100 years earlier than history books claim

Britain was already well on its way to an industrialized economy under the reign of the Stuarts in the 17th century—over 100 years before textbooks mark the start of the Industrial Revolution—according to the most detailed ...

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

Salmon populations are struggling, bringing economic woes for California's fishing fleet

On the docks at Pillar Point Harbor, fishing crews have been arriving with loads of freshly caught Dungeness crab.

Social Sciences Apr 3, 2024

Closing the microcredit gender gap in Ghana

Small loans can help people establish and expand their small businesses. A field study in Ghana has now revealed that men ask for and receive more money from microcredit companies than women. However, if women are better ...

Archaeology Apr 2, 2024

New research reveals that chickens were widely raised across southern Central Asia from 400 BCE

Chickens are one of the most economically important animals in the world today. However, the story of their origins and dispersal across the ancient world is still poorly understood. In fact, new archaeological techniques ...

Environment Mar 26, 2024

This mega-city is running out of water: What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?

When Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside.

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