New research from North Carolina State University sheds light on the ways in which environmental chemicals can affect vitamin D receptors (VDR). The work shows that compounds identified as possible VDR disruptors in the Tox21 ...
Biotechnology
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Developing countries face debt payments of up to $168 billion over the next ten years as a result of their vulnerability to man-made climate change.
Environment
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A hiker gets disoriented while on a desert trek when she comes upon a drying puddle left by a recent rain.
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2018
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NUS marine biologists have developed a model describing the dispersal of seagrass via vegetative fragments for the ecological engineering of coastlines.
Ecology
Jul 2, 2018
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A metal catalyst that gives distinct carbon-based molecular skeletons upon ligand change may unlock cost-effective, green synthetic route
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2018
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Astronomers led by a group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany have captured a spectacular snapshot of planetary formation around the young dwarf star PDS 70. By using the SPHERE instrument on ...
Astronomy
Jul 2, 2018
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The evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago caused global warming, new research shows.
Earth Sciences
Jul 2, 2018
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Colombia's massive Chiribiquete National Park has made UNESCO's World Heritage List, the United Nations body announced Sunday.
Environment
Jul 2, 2018
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Californian authorities have issued red flag weather warnings and mandatory evacuation orders after a series of wildfires fanned by high winds and hot temperatures ripped through thousands of acres.
Environment
Jul 2, 2018
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Just call her Professor Fiona.
Plants & Animals
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