A group of researchers from Russia, Australia and the Netherlands has developed a technology that can reduce magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning times by more than 50 percent, allowing hospitals to drastically increase ...
Materials Science
Jan 15, 2016
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Just last year, researchers were saying there was no end in sight for California's recent drought. During the past four years—the driest the state has been in a half-century— reservoirs and lake levels plummeted, leaves ...
Environment
Jan 15, 2016
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Recent news headlines declared that one study suggested climate change will kill our sex drive and make people less likely to procreate.
Environment
Jan 15, 2016
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Now you see it, now you don't. In books and movies, wizards use magic spells to make the visible see-through.
Nanophysics
Jan 15, 2016
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A University of Michigan evolutionary biologist says he and many of his U-M colleagues support the city of Ann Arbor's plans to kill up to 100 deer this winter, calling the cull "a positive step toward ecological sustainability."
Ecology
Jan 15, 2016
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To prevent auto-immune attack, our bodies avoid making antibodies against molecules found on our own cells. That leaves gaps in our immune defenses bacteria could exploit. Some of those gaps are filled by galectins, a family ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 15, 2016
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As a bellwether for water quality, stream temperature is regulated to protect aquatic ecosystems. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a new modeling tool to understand stream temperature, with their ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2016
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A substance squeezed from a jellyfish found off the western coast of North America has transformed modern cellular biology. The substance is green fluorescent protein (GFP), which, when added to viruses and proteins, brings ...
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2016
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Perovskites, substances that perfectly absorb light, are the future of solar energy. Now, a rapid and environmentally safe method of production has been developed by chemists from Warsaw, Poland. Perovskites can now be synthesized ...
Materials Science
Jan 15, 2016
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Rainfall and groundwater are crucial for crops in West Africa, yet agriculture may make droughts worse and lead to crop failure, according to a study co-authored by a UBC researcher.
Environment
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