Can nanotechnology heal scar tissue?
Think scars last a lifetime? Think again.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 16, 2017
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Huge spike in global carbon emissions linked to El Nino
A huge spike in carbon emissions seen in the past couple of years has puzzled scientists, since there was no evidence of a rise in human activities, like fossil fuel burning, that might explain it.
Environment
Oct 13, 2017
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Trump to nominate climate doubter as environmental adviser (Update)
President Donald Trump will nominate a climate change skeptic with ties to the fossil fuel industry to serve as a top environmental adviser.
Environment
Oct 13, 2017
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Spikes in carbon emissions detected with NASA satellite
Data from a circling NASA satellite shows spikes in carbon emissions worldwide, particularly in winter, along with new insights into the rising levels of pollutants that drive global warming, researchers said Thursday.
Environment
Oct 12, 2017
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NASA satellite highlights burn scars in British Columbia
This past summer Canada has been plagued with huge forest fires that have spanned most of the provinces. British Columbia has been particularly hard hit with large portions of the landscape being decimated by fire.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2017
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New method for identifying carbon compounds derived from fossil fuels
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laboratory instrument that can measure how much of the carbon in many carbon-containing materials was derived from fossil fuels. This ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2017
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Two huge storms in two weeks—but are they entirely 'natural disasters'?
Hurricane Irma is barreling across the Caribbean into Florida as a record-setting storm just after Harvey hit and drenched Texas and Louisiana. And scientists warn that with global warming, there will be many more such storms ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2017
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New insights into the fuctions of fat metabolism
What happens when the body's fat stores are activated? With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the biochemist Ruth Birner-Grünberger investigated the complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2017
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How minimizing fluid friction can make oceangoing vessels more fuel-efficient and reduce harmful emissions
Imagine walking from one side of a swimming pool to the other. Each step takes great effort—that's what makes water aerobics such effective physical exercise.
Soft Matter
Jun 28, 2017
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Burn without concern: Research investigates fish mercury levels after burns
The USDA Forest Service in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area (BWCWA) will continue to use controlled burns without worrying about fish health in associated watersheds, researchers say.
Environment
Jun 21, 2017
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