In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a specific neurotoxin can persist and accumulate in "marine snow" formed by the algae Pseudo-nitzschia, and that this marine snow can reach significant ...
Environment
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Madagascar, the big island off the east coast of Africa with the lemurs and baobabs, is thought to be sitting in the middle of an old tectonic plate, and so, by the rules of plate tectonics, should be tectonically quiet: ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2016
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Tropical Cyclone Tokage fell apart after crossing the Philippines and moving into the South China Sea where wind shear battered the storm. NASA's Aqua satellite took a visible picture of the storm as it was being torn apart ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2016
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The goop from pine trees that contains compounds known as terpenes is used in the manufacture of food, cosmetics and drugs, but it might become even more valuable as a chemical reagent made through a process developed by ...
Materials Science
Nov 28, 2016
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Millions of Americans paused during the Monday after Thanksgiving to check out online deals and check off people on their holiday gift list. But so-called Cyber Monday may be in danger of losing its online sales title.
Business
Nov 28, 2016
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The executive in charge of marketing the new electric Chevrolet Bolt keeps coming back to one word.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 28, 2016
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The survival of an organism is linked to its ability to maintain the quality of the cellular proteins. A group of proteins called chaperones facilitate the folding of proteins and are essential to regulating the quality of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2016
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As long as ecologists have studied temperate lakes, the winter has been their off-season. It's difficult, even dangerous, to look under the ice, and they figured plants, animals and algae weren't doing much in the dark and ...
Environment
Nov 28, 2016
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Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Environment
Nov 28, 2016
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The popular Middle Park beach is under the international spotlight following a world-first study by Monash University chemists who have discovered how sand 'holds its breath'.
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2016
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