Proteins have now been designed in the lab to zip together in much the same way that DNA molecules zip up to form a double helix. The technique, whose development was led by University of Washington School of Medicine scientists, ...
Biochemistry
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Artificial intelligence and extensive satellite imagery have allowed researchers to map the world's intertidal zones for the first time, revealing a significant loss of the crucial ecosystem.
Environment
Dec 19, 2018
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A new research collaboration with support from the National Science Foundation, or NSF, begins an unprecedented study of walking cavefish to better understand the "fin-to-limb" transition that enabled the first vertebrates ...
Evolution
Dec 19, 2018
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The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to climate change, a Washington State University researcher has found.
Ecology
Dec 19, 2018
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Since the success of the Jurassic Park film series, it is widely known that insects from the Age of the Dinosaurs can be found exceptionally well preserved in amber, which is in fact fossilised tree resin.
Archaeology
Dec 19, 2018
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From boat enthusiasts to anglers, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found surprisingly widespread support for offshore wind energy development (OWD) among outdoor recreationists. Also unanticipated was the ...
Environment
Dec 19, 2018
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Not only is air pollution bad for our lungs and heart, it turns out it could actually be making us less intelligent, too. A recent study found that in elderly people living in China, long-term exposure to air pollution may ...
Environment
Dec 19, 2018
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The famous Christmas Market in Strasbourg, France, became the latest place to be struck by terrorists.
Political science
Dec 19, 2018
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Well-meaning celebrities and MPs recently published a letter in the Guardian, calling for a ban on trophy hunting imports into the UK. To the novice conservationist, this surely sounds like a good thing, right? After all, ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2018
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Windows are something that many of us take for granted – they're just part of the houses we live in or the buildings we work in. And yet for older people, windows can be vital as a way to access the world, especially for ...
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2018
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