Natural variability in Pacific Ocean drives decade-long intensification in Pacific walker circulation
A new study demonstrates that the naturally occurring warm-to-cold change in the tropical Pacific Ocean is the major cause for ...
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New bioinformatics tool spots hybrid fish that threaten the survival of natural tilapia populations in aquaculture
A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids, providing a ...
Digitising the Natural History Museum London’s entire collection could contribute over £2 billion to the global economy
The societal benefits of digitising natural history collections extends to global advancements in food security, biodiversity conservation, medicine discovery, minerals exploration, and beyond. Brand new, rigorous economic report ...
Natural infection and vaccination together provide maximum protection against COVID variants
A combination of vaccination and naturally acquired infection appears to boost the production of maximally potent antibodies against the COVID-19 ...
No accounting: How two UMass Amherst scientists are balancing the planet’s natural carbon budget
AMHERST, Mass. – A pair of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published the results of a study ...
Like a natural system, democracy faces collapse as polarization leads to loss of diversity
Much like an overexploited ecosystem, the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States — and much of the world — ...
Nations are overusing natural resources faster than they are meeting basic human needs
Nations are overusing natural resources faster than they are meeting basic human needsCredit: Andrew Fanning et al Nations are overusing ...
Natural feedback or human activities? A new study points to agricultural and industrial sources as the main cause to the soaring atmospheric methane
Climate change is causing rapid warming in the arctic and tropical regions where natural wetland store large pools of carbon ...
Wistar scientists discover sugar molecule on HIV-infected cell plays role in evading immune system — they exploit as weakness to make more effective “natural killers” against HIV
PHILADELPHIA — (Nov. 11, 2021) — A new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader ...
A natural CO2-sink thanks to symbiotic bacteria
Seagrasses are widespread in shallow coastal regions of both temperate and tropical seas, covering up to 600,000 square kilometers, which ...
NTU Singapore scientists develop self-folding natural plant material for ‘intelligent’ green products
Combining sunflower pollen with printer toner, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a paper-like material that ...
Catalyst advance improves natural gas cleaning technology
A newly developed catalyst with unique, atomic-sized “rafts” does a better job than current technology for cleaning up emissions from ...
A step towards natural interaction between robots and animals
Laboratory rats have been shown to have genetic consistency and similar responses to drugs with humans, and thus become ideal ...
Artificial intelligence helps to find new natural substances
Secondary natural substances that occur in numerous plants, bacteria and fungi can be anti-inflammatory, can ward off pathogens or even ...
Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense
In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists in Sweden have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that ...
Bacteria enters through natural openings at edges of corn leaves to cause Goss’s wilt
Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is one of the most damaging diseases affecting corn. The most effective way to ...
Natural compound in basil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease pathology
Tampa, FL (Oct. 5, 2021) – Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the ...
Dramatic liana increases in old-growth tropical forests associated to natural disturbance and climate change
Lianas are the bridges of the tropical forest. These long, woody vines contribute to the high diversity of tropical plants ...
Natural cycles in the Gulf of Alaska accentuate ocean acidification
New research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows that the fluctuations of major wind and ocean circulation systems can ...