Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of the four most commercially-important bivalve mollusks—eastern oysters, northern quahogs, softshell clams and northern bay scallops—have ...
Ecology
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The future looks challenging for plants. Climate change is forecast to bring widespread drought to parts of the planet already struggling with dry conditions. To mitigate the potentially devastating effects to agriculture, ...
Biotechnology
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Research by the University of Liverpool could help scientists unlock the full potential of new clean energy technologies.
Materials Science
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The National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF) and Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST) today announced the release of an innovative, automated system, 'finFindR', that identifies wild dolphins using photographs of the ...
Ecology
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NASA's elite planet-hunting spacecraft has been declared dead, just a few months shy of its 10th anniversary.
Astronomy
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A Faribault, Minn., man has admitted faking cancer and spending the money raised for medical bills on marijuana, liquor, video games and dart tournaments.
Internet
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What do online conspiracy theorists discuss; what are the recurring elements in these conversations; and what do they tell us about the way people think?
Social Sciences
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Methane (CH4) is the main ingredient in natural gas. It is the second most important greenhouse gas (GHG) after carbon dioxide (CO2), and it also leads to the formation of another GHG—ozone.
Environment
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A single protein regulates a battery of key genes inside developing sperm, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Scientists discovered the protein—called Dazl—controls a network ...
Cell & Microbiology
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A young Eric Boe, not even 5 years old, was awestruck while watching grainy images of two American astronauts in bulky spacesuits bounce around on another celestial body.
Space Exploration
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