(Phys.org) —Max Li, a University of Arizona doctoral student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is studying mechanisms that determine how competing desert plants can coexist with each other and what ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2013
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The story of the sodium-potassium pump has strong ties to Denmark. In 1997, the Danish scientist Jens Chr. Skou received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, and over the years, research on the pump has remained ...
Biochemistry
Sep 20, 2013
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Algae-derived biofuel can reduce life cycle CO2 emissions by 50 to 70 percent compared to petroleum fuels, and is approaching a similar Energy Return on Investment (EROI) as conventional petroleum according to a new peer-reviewed ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 19, 2013
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Japan's embattled Sharp Corp. is forecasting a narrower loss and plans to raise almost $1.7 billion from a share sale and new business alliances.
Business
Sep 18, 2013
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Despite their increasing participation in higher education and research, women are still significantly underrepresented in certain scientific and technical disciplines and remarkably few women remain in top jobs in science.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2013
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Overgrazing by millions of sheep and goats is the primary cause of degraded land in the Mongolian Steppe, one of the largest remaining grassland ecosystems in the world, Oregon State University researchers say in a new report.
Environment
Sep 5, 2013
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The results of 'on farm' research into the deadly cattle condition ruminal acidosis could help dairy farmers detect the early warning signs and prevent stock loss.
Other
Sep 4, 2013
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Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao said Tuesday that the British mobile phone giant's $130-billion (99-billion-euro) Verizon Wireless deal would help strengthen its strategy, boost infrastructure investment and slash ...
Telecom
Sep 3, 2013
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New study finds physical experience of balance influences consumer choices.
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2013
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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Dr. Katharina Six, Dr. Silvia Kloster, Dr. Tatiana Ilyina, the late Dr. Ernst Maier-Reimer and two co-authors from the US, demonstrate that ocean acidification ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2013
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