Scientists have developed and validated a first-of-its-kind, portable environmental DNA (eDNA) test to help detect the world's rarest turtle, the Swinhoe's softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), which is teetering on the brink ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2025
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In July 1969, four faculty members traveled from College Park to Kennedy Space Center in Florida to provide last-minute instruction to a noteworthy pupil: an Apollo 11 astronaut about to become one of the first humans to ...
Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2025
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Across the tropics, farming communities—an estimated 800 million people—rely on cassava for food and income. However, in recent decades, harvests have been decimated by rapidly spreading diseases. But there is good news ...
Agriculture
Jan 16, 2025
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Imagine a city under constant threat from invaders. The city's defense system deploys a sophisticated anti-missile defense mechanism to neutralize threats before they can cause harm. In the microscopic world, bacteria face ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2025
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Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily on scavenging human waste than previously thought, according to research that analyzed more than 30 ancient bird skeletons.
Archaeology
Jan 16, 2025
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Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world. At 343 meters, it's taller than the Eiffel Tower or indeed any skyscraper in western Europe.
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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The U.S. economy has been running at less than full throttle for much of the past two decades, several recent studies show. That means corporations invested a smaller percentage of their profits into expanding production.
Economics & Business
Jan 16, 2025
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A paper by researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources highlights the challenges and some unexpected benefits farm businesses in Connecticut and New York faced during the height of the COVID-19 ...
Economics & Business
Jan 16, 2025
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Scientists have uncovered how sundews, Charles Darwin's favorite plant, become more carnivorous in certain habitats.
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2025
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The kids and grandkids of immigrants to the United States usually lose the ability to speak their heritage language fluently. Without access to the heritage language, second- and third-generation Americans may use distinct ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2025
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