An international research team led by UCLA life scientists has, for the first time, quantified the direct influence of climate on the growth of ecosystems around the globe.
Environment
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Research from academics at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) could dispel myths that our Neanderthal ancestors buried flowers with their dead 60,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Oct 8, 2015
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Hematite is an expensive, Earth-abundant photoactive material that can be used as a photoanode for water splitting devices. It offers attractive properties, such as a low band gap that allows it to theoretically satisfy the ...
Materials Science
Oct 8, 2015
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Encapsulated bacteriophages are more resistant to low stomach pH and live longer in the intestinal tract of broilers. The research, published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, was conducted jointly by the UAB Group ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2015
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Deep in the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula, residents of the remote Mexican village of La Mancalona are producing clean drinking water using the power of the sun.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 8, 2015
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Researchers working at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered that a mere 9-trillionths-of-a-meter reduction in the length of a chemical bond dramatically boosts the reactivity of ...
Materials Science
Oct 8, 2015
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The recent flooding in South Carolina is yet another reminder of just how much destruction natural disasters can cause and how ill prepared communities throughout the US continue to be. Extreme events such as flooding, drought, ...
Environment
Oct 8, 2015
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Clouds and moonlight are usually the bane of astronomers and astrophotographers. But on a recent evening at Mount Shasta in northern California, the two combined for a stunning look at usual cloud formations called lenticular ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2015
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Scientists have developed a new form of 'chemical search engine' which could provide clues to the origins of life on Earth.
Biochemistry
Oct 8, 2015
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There'll be no arguing with the driver on this bus: the rides are free and there's no driver anyway.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 8, 2015
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