As human-caused greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise beyond limits for what our species has experienced, researchers are looking to a mystery in the past to answer questions about what may lay ahead.
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2022
0
74
The COVID-19 pandemic and the significant impact of emerging variants have shown the importance of understanding viruses in as much detail as possible.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2022
0
48
Researchers from UConn Heath and Yale University have made new advances connecting the evolution of pregnancy and cancer metastasis.
Evolution
Feb 3, 2022
0
67
Stem cells have been used for years as therapeutics for human health, but new research shows they may offer the promise of making the global food supply more sustainable and reliable through the development of cultivated ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 27, 2022
1
35
Adding just the right amount of sediment to the surface of a Connecticut salt marsh protects coastlines by promoting rapid plant growth, scientists from the University of Connecticut report in a new study published recently ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2022
0
106
The Late Devonian mass extinction (roughly 372 million years ago) was one of five mass extinctions in Earth's history, with roughly 75% of all species disappearing over its course. It happened in two "pulses," spaced about ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 21, 2021
0
77
Guoan Zheng, associate professor of biomedical engineering, has developed a new sensor technology that can perform large-scale microbial monitoring with high spatiotemporal resolution and high sensitivity.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 10, 2021
0
56
Visible matter, or the stuff that composes the things we see, is made of particles that can be thought of much like building blocks made of more building blocks, ever decreasing in size, down to the sub-atomic level. Atoms ...
General Physics
Oct 11, 2021
0
153
For many marine animals, like the Dungeness crab, seasonality and timing are components of complex life cycles, where disruptions can have serious implications for the population. Understanding how climate change will impact ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2021
1
113
Addressing the climate crisis will require cooperation on a massive scale, but to accomplish this, people need to know what specific challenges lie ahead and how to best move forward. Across the globe, people are facing the ...
Environment
Oct 7, 2021
0
81
