Examinations of National Institutes of Health grants in the last 15 years have shown that white scientists are more likely to be successful in securing funding from the agency than their black peers.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2019
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Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came from one source: soil bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 1, 2019
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Lager beer is cold, crisp, dry—and worth about half a trillion dollars worldwide.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2019
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In many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, frozen lakes define the winter experience and create an indelible sense of place. From ice fishing and hockey to skating, skiing and snowmobiling, icy lakes enable communities to ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2019
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Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the growing season, when seeds must sprout and get established.
Environment
Jan 24, 2019
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As Milwaukee, Flint, Michigan and other cities grapple with the toxic impact of lead water pipes, another lead-contamination hazard lurks in soil.
Environment
Jan 21, 2019
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The fires in Yellowstone National Park began to burn in June 1988. A natural feature of the landscape, park managers expected the fires to fizzle out by July, when rains historically drenched the forests and valleys of the ...
Ecology
Jan 18, 2019
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Lingering motion sickness is one of the occupational hazards of working at sea off the coast of Japan for three weeks. Hiroki Sone can attest to that, having spent part of the fall 2018 semester on the deepest scientific ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2019
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Hundreds of meters deep in the dark of the ocean, a shark glides toward what seems like a meal. It's kind of ugly, eel-like and not particularly meaty, but still probably food. So the shark strikes.
Mathematics
Jan 15, 2019
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Scientists have long speculated that our planet's climate system is intimately linked to the Earth's celestial motions.
Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2019
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