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• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
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  Environmental Science
   

  Surprising Findings on Hydrogen Production in Green Algae

  April 15, 2013 — New research fuels hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae may be possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous ... > full story
• Extreme Survival
  Wild Animals
  Energy and the Environment
  Caving
  Renewable Energy
  Sustainability
   
  

  Shifts in Physiological Mechanisms Let Male Bats Balance the Need to Feed and the Urge to Breed

  April 15, 2013 — New research reveals shifts in the mechanisms bats use to regulate metabolism throughout their seasonal activity ... > full story
• Ecology
  Nature
  Ecology Research
  Ecosystems
  New Species
  Extinction
   
  

  Tiny Colorful Snails Are in Danger of Extinction With Vanishing Limestone Ecosystems

  April 15, 2013 — Three new species of brightly colored carnivorous snails have been described from north and northeastern Thailand, as a part of an extensive study of the terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae. The ... > full story
• Hypertension
  Heart Disease
  Blood Clots
  Anemia
  Cholesterol
  Food
   
  

  Drinking Cup of Beetroot Juice Daily May Help Lower Blood Pressure

  April 15, 2013 — A cup of beetroot juice a day may help reduce your blood pressure, according to a small ... > full story
• Nervous System
  Biology
  Brain Injury
  Neuroscience
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
   
  

  Scientists Learn What Makes Nerve Cells So Strong

  April 15, 2013 — How do nerve cells -- which can each be up to three feet long in humans -- keep from rupturing or falling apart? Axons, the long, cable-like projections on neurons, are made stronger by a unique ... > full story
• Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Biology
  Human Biology
  Biotechnology
  Genetics
   
  

  Brain Development Is Guided by Junk DNA That Isn't Really Junk

  April 15, 2013 — Specific DNA once dismissed as junk plays an important role in brain development and might be involved in several devastating neurological diseases, scientists have ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Pests and Parasites
  Environmental Policy
  Biology
  Environmental Issues
   

  Without Adequate Funding, Deadly Wheat Disease Could Threaten Global Food Supplies

  April 15, 2013 — Disease-resistant wheat developed over the past half century helped ensure steady world food supplies, but a global team warns in a new article that without increased financial support for disease ... > full story
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Evolutionary Biology
  Biology
  Genetics
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Fish Prone to Melanoma Get DNA Decoded

  April 15, 2013 — Scientists have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums. Among scientists, the fish are meticulously studied for their tendency to develop ... > full story
• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
  Trees
  Nature
   
  

  Invasive Kudzu Bugs May Pose Greater Threat Than Previously Thought

  April 15, 2013 — The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will ... > full story
• Birds
  Weather
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Nature
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Blue Tits Provide Insight Into Climate Change, Bird Study Shows

  April 15, 2013 — Researchers believe that the size of birds’ nests created in response to changing weather patterns may be partly to blame for reproductive failures over the last two ... > full story

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