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January 21, 2016

IMAGE: The desert outside Chandler, Ariz., shows a darkening of the biocrust (left) over its surface. Credit: Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Arizona...

To hear a pitter patter from afar: Catching heartbeats with millimeter-wave radar

IMAGE: Japanese researchers have come up with a way to measure heartbeats remotely, in real time, and under controlled conditions...

Tufts researchers find meals at 92 percent of dining establishments tip the scales

BOSTON (EMBARGOED for Jan. 20, 2016 at 12:01 a.m. EST) - Meals consumed at fast-food restaurants are often seen as...

Easier access to children’s GP appointments linked to reduced use of emergency departments

Children whose GPs are easy to access are less likely to visit A&E than those whose GPs are less able...

Depression of either parent during pregnancy linked to premature birth

Depression in both expectant mothers and fathers increases the risk of premature birth, finds a study published in BJOG: an...

Assessing the impact of human-induced climate change

January 21, 2016

IMAGE: This image shows confidence in attributing observed impacts to regional climate trends, irrespective of the cause for those climate...

Forced mutations doom HIV

Fifteen years ago, MIT professor John Essigmann and colleagues from the University of Washington had a novel idea for an...

Livermore scientists find global ocean warming has doubled in recent decades

LIVERMORE, California -- Lawrence Livermore scientists, working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and university colleagues, have found that half...

Continuing the search for better energy materials

Throughout almost two decades of work with energy-related materials, Zhifeng Ren has received a number of grants from the Department...

NSU researcher studying potential invasive species in S. Gulf of Mexico

FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. - In fairytales, it's usually the damsel who is in distress. When it comes to the marine...

Global analysis reveals why many bat populations are in decline

Many of the 1,300 species of bat are considered to be threatened and declining. A new analysis reveals trends and...

New framework sheds light on how, not if, climate change affects cold-blooded animals

Cold-blooded animals like lizards, insects and fish have a preferred body temperature range at which they hunt, eat, move quickly...

Photos show elusive bush dog to be widespread in Panama

IMAGE: Camera trap photo of bush dogs in the wet tropical forests of Pirre, Darién Province, Panama, March 20, 2015...

Entomological Society of America releases statement on the importance of insect collections

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) has issued a statement about the value of entomological collections and the need to...

Living fossils and rare corals revealed

An investigation of previously unexplored depths of Australia's Coral Sea has revealed living fossils, rare corals and sponges, and ecosystems...

Warmer oceans could produce more powerful superstorms

Hurricane Sandy became the second costliest hurricane to hit the United States when it blew ashore in October 2012, killing...

1,541 snout moth species and counting in the United States and Canada

The present snout moth list contains a ten-percent increase in the number of species since 1983. For the last thirty-three...

Eating less meat might not be the way to go green, say researchers

Reduced meat consumption might not lower greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world's biggest beef producing regions, new research...

Scientists detect deep carbon emissions associated with continental rifting

IMAGE: (l. to r.): The research team from the UNM Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences included Master's student Nicole...

Harmful mutations have accumulated during early human migrations out of Africa