Sowing seeds for snapper habitat
In an Australian first, recreational fishers will have a crack at restoring the lost seagrass meadows of Cockburn Sound.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2019
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Eating your veggies, even in space
Fresh food is so attractive to astronauts that they celebrated with salad when they were able to cultivate a few lettuce heads on the International Space Station three years ago. In 2021, scientists hope to grow beans in ...
Space Exploration
Jan 7, 2019
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From dreams to fire: How Aboriginal Australians shaped biodiversity
For many wild species, Aboriginal Australians shaped their diversity and distribution and even helped them thrive.
Ecology
Jan 7, 2019
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Fermilab scientists lead quest to find elusive fourth kind of neutrino
Neutrinos, ghostly fundamental particles that are famously difficult to study, could provide scientists with clues about the evolution of the universe.
General Physics
Jan 7, 2019
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Bluefin tuna are back around the UK and a new study explains why
Bluefin tuna are back in the sea around the U.K. after decades of absence and a new study says that warming seas can explain why. Bluefin tuna are one of the biggest, most valuable and most endangered fish in the oceans. ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2019
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Essential amino acid in humans, methionine, controls cell growth programs
A recent study from the Laxman lab elucidates how a small metabolite and amino acid, methionine, acts as a growth signal for cells by setting into motion a metabolic program for cell proliferation.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2019
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Why do sharks dive?
Is it to regulate their body temperature? Conserve energy? Find food?
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2019
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Environmental greenness may not improve student test scores, study finds
Researchers at the University of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service suggest in a new study that environmental greenness may not be associated with higher test scores in schoolchildren after all.
Education
Jan 7, 2019
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New robot can sense plankton optically and acoustically
Oceanographers and engineers at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical oceanography instrument to be able to image zooplankton as it glides through the ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2019
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Scientists open up new world for biologics—inside the cell
The vast majority of top-selling drugs are biologics—also known as proteins. Proteins are used today to treat many debilitating diseases, including arthritis, Crohn's disease, and several forms of cancer. They have helped ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2019
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