More than 20 years ago, a billboard in China piqued the interest of a chemical biologist. It endorsed an extract from the plant known as the "thunder god vine" as an immunosuppressant. A brief review of published research ...
Biochemistry
Sep 7, 2016
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Testing backlogged sexual assault kits leads to the imprisonment of more rapists—preventing future sexual assaults and saving would-be victims and communities millions of dollars, according to a new analysis by Case Western ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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Shimmering carapaces and rattling claws make colourful freshwater crabs attractive to pet keepers. To answer the demand, fishermen are busy collecting and trading with the crustaceans, often not knowing what exactly they ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2016
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After years of environmental destruction, China has spent billions of dollars on the world's largest reforestation program, converting a combined area nearly the size of New York and Pennsylvania back to forest.
Ecology
Sep 7, 2016
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When roboticists create behaviors for teams of robots, they first build algorithms that focus on the intended task. Then they wrap safety behaviors around those primary algorithms to keep the machines from running into each ...
Robotics
Sep 7, 2016
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The Grolier Codex, an ancient document that is among the rarest books in the world, has been regarded with skepticism since it was reportedly unearthed by looters from a cave in Chiapas, Mexico, in the 1960s.
Archaeology
Sep 7, 2016
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Elementary school students with high levels of attendance in voluntary summer learning programs - defined as at least 20 days of a five- to six-week program - experienced benefits in math and reading, according to new RAND ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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A new car is a big expense for anyone—but it will cost some people more than others, even at the same dealership.
Economics & Business
Sep 7, 2016
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NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites caught Hurricane Newton's two landfalls in Mexico.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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How metals can be used depends particularly on the characteristics of their surfaces. A research team at Kiel University has discovered how they can change the surface properties without affecting the mechanical stability ...
Materials Science
Sep 7, 2016
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