A recently published Finnish study shows that residential environments, health status and health behaviors are associated with reduced car commuting. However, these factors explained only a small proportion of the overall ...
Environment
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Biological rhythms aren't just for sleep. In the tiny worm C. elegans, researchers in the Grosshans lab and the Computational Biology Platform of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have found thousands ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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As a student at the Colorado School of Mines, Sam Seeton juggled his role as running back for the school's football team with his pursuit of a petroleum engineering degree, all while managing hunting and fishing access to ...
Ecology
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New Macquarie Business School research shows CEOs turn to their Chief Technology Officers—not their marketing gurus—when faced with radical innovation decisions.
Economics & Business
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In a groundbreaking new study, researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have shown that players of the online citizen science game Foldit can successfully refine and improve previously solved protein structures—enhancing ...
Biotechnology
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The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), in collaboration with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), has developed a comprehensive roadmap toward an integrated biological and environmental data network.
Other
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Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago. Analysis of lumps of birch bark tar from ancient settlements has revealed ...
For thousands of years, people in the Andes have chewed the leaves of the coca plant to stave off hunger, treat altitude sickness, and sustain energy. Yet under international law, this ancient crop is treated as harshly as ...
Plants & Animals
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The Sahara Desert is one of the driest areas in the world. It gets just 3 inches of precipitation per year—one-tenth of the amount of Chicago's rain, sleet and snow.
Environment
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Have you ever wondered what makes shark skin so tough and sleek? It's dermal denticles—tiny, tooth-like structures that cover a shark's skin. Made of the same material as teeth and shaped like small scales with grooves, these ...
Plants & Animals
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