The world's population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, the United Nations said Monday.
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2019
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The Sun is why we're here. It's also why Martians or Venusians are not.
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2019
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Kyle Davis is an environmental data scientist whose research seeks to increase food supplies in developing countries. He combines techniques from environmental science and data science to understand patterns in the global ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2019
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New research from Cornell University offers a new pathway for targeting pathogens in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 17, 2019
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Cornell University engineers have taken a step in understanding how iron in the soil may unlock naturally occurring phosphorus bound in organic matter, which can be used in fertilizer, so that one day farmers may be able ...
Materials Science
Jun 17, 2019
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The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. Jennifer Weathered and Edd Hammill report that the impacts of agricultural pesticides on assemblages of aquatic insects ...
Ecology
Jun 17, 2019
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Tropical Cyclone Vayu was fading as it neared the coast of southwestern Pakistan and northwestern India. Dry air and wind shear were preventing development the development of thunderstorms, making the clouds on the storm's ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2019
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Engineered tissues and organs have been grown with various degrees of success in labs for many years. Many of them have used a scaffolding approach where cells are seeded onto biodegradable supportive structures that provide ...
Materials Science
Jun 17, 2019
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Supplementing cattle feed with seaweed could result in a significant reduction in methane belched by livestock, according to Penn State researchers, but they caution that the practice may not be a realistic strategy to battle ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2019
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The mysterious function of a key protein has been revealed following a breakthrough by University of Dundee scientists.
Biochemistry
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