Sweet! Sugar-coated probe yields better acid test
A new type of nontoxic fluorescent probe could make it much easier to detect low pH in living cells.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 8, 2017
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Lizard venom may contain clues to treating blood clots
Various types of lizard venom are being studied as possible treatments for blood clotting diseases that lead to millions of cases of stroke, heart attack, and deep-vein thrombosis annually.
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2017
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Image: Prometheus and the Ghostly F Ring
The thin sliver of Saturn's moon Prometheus lurks near ghostly structures in Saturn's narrow F ring in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Many of the narrow ring's faint and wispy features result from its gravitational ...
Space Exploration
Aug 8, 2017
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Can poor air quality mask global warming's effects?
During the 20th century, the average temperature of the continental United States rose by almost 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.5 degree Celsius)—everywhere, that is, except in the Southeast. There, until the 1980s, the temperature ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2017
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Public opinion unlikely to curb a U.S. president's use of nuclear weapons in war, scholar finds
A new Stanford study suggests that American public opinion on nuclear weapons usage has not fundamentally changed since 1945, and many people would support the use of such weapons to kill millions of civilians if the U.S. ...
Security
Aug 8, 2017
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Educational app released ahead of highly anticipated solar eclipse
Thousands of years ago, human beings reacted to solar eclipses with dismay, flooding the streets with pots and pans to scare away whatever had blotted out the sun with a cacophony of banging and shouting.
Space Exploration
Aug 8, 2017
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Study tests the complexity of important plant hormones
A Purdue University study confirms complex associations among plant hormones and their signaling pathways that are key to controlling plant architecture.
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2017
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Early modern humans consumed more plants than Neanderthals but ate very little fish
Senckenberg scientists have studied the diet of anatomically modern humans. With their recent study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, they were able to refute the theory that the diet of early representatives ...
Archaeology
Aug 8, 2017
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Maize from El Gigante Rock Shelter shows early transition to staple crop
Mid-summer corn on the cob is everywhere, but where did it all come from and how did it get to be the big, sweet, yellow ears we eat today? Some of the answers come from carbon dating ancient maize and other organic material ...
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2017
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New solid lubricant shown to reduce friction and wear on steel surfaces
Researchers have created a new type of non-liquid lubricant that has been shown to reduce friction and wear significantly under the extreme conditions found in various applications, from air compressors to missile systems.
Nanomaterials
Aug 8, 2017
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