New device to be tested off Outer Banks could help save sharks from commercial fishing all over the world
An Outer Banks fisherman next summer will test a device about the size of a spark plug that could save rare sharks.
An Outer Banks fisherman next summer will test a device about the size of a spark plug that could save rare sharks.
Ecology
Oct 18, 2019
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In late June researchers from MBARI joined engineers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to test a new breed of undersea robot designed to open up new avenues of research in the mesopelagic, also known as the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2019
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UMBC's Hua Lu, professor of biological sciences, and colleagues have found new genetic links between a plant's circadian rhythm (essentially, an internal clock) and its ability to fend off diseases and pests. The findings ...
Biotechnology
Jun 12, 2019
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New Guinea is one of the only places in the world where frogs are safe from the species-destroying chytrid fungus. An international team of scientists has published a new paper that shows how to keep it that way, but they ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2019
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University of Plymouth spinout company Fieldwork Robotics has completed initial field trials of its robot raspberry harvesting system.
Robotics
May 29, 2019
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"Today I am talking the Flux Puppy for a walk at @HarvardForest to measure stem respiration," NAU postdoctoral researcher Tim Rademacher recently tweeted. With it, a photo of a small white chamber fastened to a tree trunk ...
Ecology
May 22, 2019
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Medical professionals may soon be able to detect bacteria in patient samples in minutes rather than days thanks to a new approach that traps and tests single cells, according to a team of biomedical engineers.
Biotechnology
May 6, 2019
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Using gene-editing technology to create virus-resistant cassava plants could have serious negative ramifications, according to new research by plant biologists at the University of Alberta, the University of Liège in Belgium ...
Biotechnology
Apr 26, 2019
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A unique collection of baby corals has just begun to grow under the waves of the Coral Sea.
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2019
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Rovers are versatile explorers on the surface of other planets, but they do need some training before setting off. A model of Rosalind Franklin rover that will be sent to Mars in 2021 is scouting the Atacama Desert, in Chile, ...
Space Exploration
Mar 1, 2019
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