Suburban ponds are a septic buffet
A new study shows that human waste accounts for a high percentage of nutrients consumed by some animals and plants in suburban ponds.
Environment
Dec 12, 2017
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NASA analyzes short-lived Bay of Bengal cyclone
NASA analyzed the rainfall generated by short-lived Tropical Cyclone 04B that formed and faded over a day in the Bay of Bengal.
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2017
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Researcher collaborates with industry to create design tool for syntactic foams
With a foundation in aerospace and deep-sea applications, syntactic foams are emerging in the construction, infrastructure, wind energy, and sports equipment industries. Companies in the transportation sector are also employing ...
Engineering
Dec 12, 2017
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Team develops cancer imaging aid from horse chestnuts
Research at The City College of New York shows that cancer imaging can be simplified by a photonic process utilizing molecules derived from horse chestnuts. The study with potential to better detect the presence of cancer ...
Biochemistry
Dec 12, 2017
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Research finds a sweet spot for engineering better cellulose-degrading enzymes
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have gained new insights into how glycosylation—the natural attachment of sugars to proteins—affects a key cellulase enzyme. ...
Biochemistry
Dec 12, 2017
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Visualizing single molecules in whole cells with a new spin
Cell biologists traditionally use fluorescent dyes to label and visualize cells and the molecules within them under a microscope. With different super-resolution microscopy methods, they can even light up single molecules ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 12, 2017
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Beta of Neurodata Without Borders software now available
Neuroscientists can now explore a beta version of the new Neurodata Without Borders: Neurophysiology (NWB:N 2.0) software and offer input to developers before it is fully released next year.
Software
Dec 12, 2017
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How honey bee gut bacteria help to digest their pollen-rich diet
The honey bee gut is colonized by specialized bacteria that help digest components of the floral pollen diet and produce molecules that likely promote bee health. In a study publishing 12 December in the open access journal ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2017
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As science becomes more international, scientific editorial boards lag behind
Across the world, countries are investing in science and technology, leading to the emergence of scientific hotspots outside of the traditional centers in the U.S. and Europe. However, a study publishing December 12 in the ...
Other
Dec 12, 2017
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With fossil fuel subsidies, humanity investing in 'own doom': UN chief
By subsidising fossil fuels, humanity was "investing in its own doom", UN chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday at a Paris summit seeking to unlock funds for the global shift towards greener energy.
Environment
Dec 12, 2017
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