Why it's crucial that scientists lend, not toss, specimens from Antarctica
Not everybody can travel to Antarctica for months at a time to study the continent's unique ecology, flora and fauna.
Not everybody can travel to Antarctica for months at a time to study the continent's unique ecology, flora and fauna.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2023
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A new method can illuminate the identities and activities of cells throughout an organ or a tumor at unprecedented resolution, according to a study co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and ...
Biotechnology
Jan 2, 2023
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Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have proposed a new technology, called optical tweezer-assisted pool-screening and single-cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 23, 2022
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A titanium tube containing a rock sample is resting on the Red Planet's surface after being placed there on Dec. 21 by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. Over the next two months, the rover will deposit a total of 10 tubes at ...
Astronomy
Dec 21, 2022
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The Great Lakes have endured a lot the past century, from supersized algae blobs to invasive mussels and bloodsucking sea lamprey that nearly wiped out fish populations.
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2022
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The U.K.'s national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, was used by a large, international collaboration to study grains collected from a near-Earth asteroid to further our understanding of the evolution of our solar ...
Astronomy
Dec 19, 2022
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Sometimes a name is just a name. Take bears, for example. In Yellowstone National Park, black bears outnumber their brownish-colored grizzly bear cousins, and in coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest, if someone says "brown ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2022
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The London Underground is polluted with ultrafine metallic particles small enough to end up in the human bloodstream, according to University of Cambridge researchers. These particles are so small that they are likely being ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2022
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Microbiome engineering is at the forefront of improving human health and agricultural productivity. It aims to enhance ecosystem function by altering microbe composition. This can be accomplished through a "bottom-up" approach ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2022
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People dealing with the most socioeconomic disadvantages in greater Los Angeles also face higher levels of toxic air pollution, according to a new UCLA-led study.
Environment
Dec 9, 2022
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