LSU Department of Biological Sciences Professor Naohiro Kato is refining the process to make biodegradable Mardi Gras beads. He has patent applications pending on various formulations and methods of making the biodegradable ...
Biotechnology
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Who knew a potentially deadly bacteria could be used for good?
Biochemistry
Feb 21, 2019
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A study of England's farmland has found key earthworm types are rare or absent in two out of five fields and has led to the majority of farmers affected vowing to change the way they farm.
Environment
Feb 21, 2019
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The world's largest coordinated network of protected areas is not located at the South Pole or in Australia, Africa, Asia or on the American continents – but in Europe. Twenty per cent of the EU's landmass and large parts ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2019
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Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague said Thursday they were ready to head into space again next month after their last launch ended in failure.
Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2019
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Flights to and from Dublin Airport in Ireland were briefly halted Thursday after a drone was spotted over the airfield.
Other
Feb 21, 2019
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In an Indoor Air study conducted in a suburb of the city of Kuopio, Finland, relatively short-lasting wood and candle burning of a few hours increased residents' daily exposure to potentially hazardous particulate air pollution. ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2019
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When you hear about dollar discount stores, the first thought that comes to mind likely isn't groceries for you and your family.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2019
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More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in "asset" poverty, meaning they have few or no assets to rely on in the event of a financial shock such as a job loss, a medical crisis or the recent ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2019
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Artificial intelligence researchers and engineers have spent a lot of effort trying to build machines that look like humans and operate largely independently. Those tempting dreams have distracted many of them from where ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 21, 2019
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