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Biologist Warn of Early Stages of Earth's 6th Mass Extinction Event
July 24, 2014 — The planet's current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping point. Scientists ... full story -
How to Power California With Wind, Water and Sun
July 24, 2014 — New research outlines the path to a possible future for California in which renewable energy creates a healthier environment, generates jobs and stabilizes energy ... full story -
Pesticide Linked to Three Generations of Disease: Methoxychlor Causes Epigenetic Changes
July 24, 2014 — Researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future ... full story -
Linking Microbial, Immune Environment in Semen to HIV Viral Load, Transmission
July 24, 2014 — HIV infection re-shapes the relationship between semen bacteria and immune factors which in turn affects viral load, suggesting that the semen microbiome plays a role in sexual transmission of HIV, ... full story -
No Returning to Eden: Researchers Explore How to Restore Species in a Changing World
July 24, 2014 — Reversing the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses may not be possible without embracing intensive, and sometimes controversial, forms of threatened species management, according to ... full story -
Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific Preceded Abrupt Warming, End of Ice Age
July 24, 2014 — Scientists have long been concerned that global warming may push Earth's climate system across a 'tipping point,' where rapid melting of ice and further warming may become irreversible ... full story -
DNA Mostly 'Junk?' Only 8.2 Percent of Human DNA Is 'Functional', Study Finds
July 24, 2014 — Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is likely to be doing something important -- is 'functional' -- say researchers. This figure is very different from one given in 2012, when some scientists ... full story -
Atomic Structure of Key Muscle Component Revealed
July 24, 2014 — Adding to the growing fundamental understanding of the machinery of muscle cells, a group of biophysicists describe -- in minute detail -- how actin filaments are stabilized at one of their ends to ... full story -
Leaf-Mining Insects Destroyed With the Dinosaurs, Others Quickly Appeared
July 24, 2014 — After the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period that triggered the dinosaurs' extinction and ushered in the Paleocene, leaf-mining insects in the western United States completely ... full story -
Protein Couple Controls Flow of Information Into Brain's Memory Center
July 24, 2014 — Neuroscientists have succeeded in providing new insights into how the brain works by analyzing tissue samples from mice to identify how two specific proteins, 'CKAMP44' and 'TARP ... full story -
Artificial Intelligence Identifies the Musical Progression of the Beatles
July 24, 2014 — Computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can analyze and compare musical styles, which they have used to study the musical progression of the ... full story -
New Perspective on Agricultural Plastic, Debris Burning, and Air Quality
July 24, 2014 — To reduce fire hazard, wildland managers often utilize the silvicultural practice of mechanically cutting woody shrubs and suppressed trees. These cuttings and other post-logging debris are then ... full story -
Joblessness Could Kill You, but Recessions Could Be Good for Your Health
July 24, 2014 — While previous studies of individuals have shown that employees who lose their jobs have a higher mortality rate, more comprehensive studies have shown, unexpectedly, that population mortality ... full story -
Fukushima Accident Underscores Need for U.S. to Seek out New Information About Nuclear Plant Hazards
July 24, 2014 — A new congressionally mandated report concludes that the overarching lesson learned from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is that nuclear plant licensees and their regulators must actively ... full story -
Corn and Soy Insecticides Similar to Nicotine Found Widespread in Midwest U.S. Rivers
July 24, 2014 — Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were found commonly in streams throughout the Midwest, according to a new study. This is the first broad-scale investigation of ... full story -
A Reward Is Valued More If You Choose It Yourself: New Quirky Byproduct of Learning from Reward
July 24, 2014 — Many people value rewards they choose themselves more than rewards they merely receive, even when the rewards are actually equivalent. A new study provides evidence that this long-observed quirk of ... full story -
Cancer: Treatment That Prevents Tumor Metastasis Identified in Animal Study
July 24, 2014 — Metastasis, the strategy adopted by tumor cells to transform into an aggressive form of cancer, are often associated with a gloomy prognosis. Managing to block the metastasis or, even better, prevent ... full story -
Metastatic Brain Tumor Treatment Could Be on the Horizon With Use of SapC-DOPS
July 24, 2014 — A new study has provided hope that previously studied SapC-DOPS could be used for treatment of brain cancer that has spread. "These results support the potential of SapC-DOPS for the diagnosis ... full story -
Key Molecule in Flies Identified That Adjusts Energy Use Under Starvation Conditions
July 24, 2014 — In the fly Drosophila melanogaster, p53 is activated in certain cells to adapt the metabolic response to nutrient deprivation, thus having a global effect on the organism, researchers show. The ... full story -
Annual Financial Cost of COPD $36 Billion in U.S.: CDC Report
July 24, 2014 — A new report outlines the total and state-specific medical and absenteeism costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults in the United States, and lays out some projections to 2020. ... full story
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's 6th mass extinction event
- How to power California with wind, water and sun
- Pesticide linked to three generations of disease: Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes
- Linking microbial, immune environment in semen to HIV viral load, transmission
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific preceded abrupt warming, end of ice age
- DNA mostly 'junk?' Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is 'functional', study finds
- Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
- Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
- Protein couple controls flow of information into brain's memory center
- Artificial intelligence identifies the musical progression of the Beatles
- New perspective on agricultural plastic, debris burning, and air quality
- Joblessness could kill you, but recessions could be good for your health
- Fukushima accident underscores need for U.S. to seek out new information about nuclear plant hazards
- Corn and soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in midwest U.S. rivers
- A reward is valued more if you choose it yourself: New quirky byproduct of learning from reward
- Cancer: Treatment that prevents tumor metastasis identified in animal study
- Metastatic brain tumor treatment could be on the horizon with use of SapC-DOPS
- Key molecule in flies identified that adjusts energy use under starvation conditions
- Annual financial cost of COPD $36 billion in U.S.: CDC report
- Nearly 50 years of lemur, other primates data now available online
- Mechanism that clears excess of protein linked with Type 2 diabetes
- Cost-effective, solvothermal synthesis of heteroatom (S or N)-doped graphene developed
- Natural products from plants protect skin during cancer radiotherapy
- New mass map of distant galaxy cluster is most precise yet
- Background TV can be bad for kids
- Dream come true for chemists? Creating organic zeolites
- Discovery is key to metal wear in sliding parts
- Chemist develops X-ray vision for quality assurance
- Paracetamol no better than placebo for lower back pain
- Unleashing the power of quantum dot triplets
- Four-billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
- Nano-supercapacitors for electric cars
- Formula calculates thickness of bombproof concrete
- New drugs to combat asthma, similar illnesses
- Genome analysis helps in breeding more robust cows
- Wireless home automation systems reveal more than you would think about user behavior
- One route to malaria drug resistance found
- Hubble finds three surprisingly dry exoplanets: 'Hot Jupiters' had only one-tenth to one one-thousandth the amount of water predicted
- Why don't genetically identical cells behave identically? Cellular noise
- Smarter than a first-grader? Crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks
- Greater odds of adverse childhood experiences in those with military service, study finds
- Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- Unsuspected characteristics of new cystic fibrosis drugs found, offering potential paths to more effective therapies
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury in rodents
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Bird 'backpacks' put wood thrush migration on the map
- The birth of topological spintronics: New material combo could lead to more efficient computers
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- The physics of lead guitar playing
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- 3-D image of Paleolithic child's skull reveals trauma, brain damage
- Combination antiretroviral therapy helps treat HCV in patients co-infected with HIV
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent 'imprinted' genes are inherited from
- Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
- How much magma is hiding beneath our feet? Mysteries of Earth's crust pierced
- How stress hormones promote brain's building of negative memories
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- Protein evolution follows modular principle
- Brown fat protects against diabetes, obesity in humans
- Calcification in changing oceans
- Voyager spacecraft might not have reached interstellar space
- Ketamine can be a wonder drug for ER patients, physicians
- New model helps explain how provisions promote or reduce wildlife disease
- Stress can make hard-working mongooses less likely to help in future
- Research charts ecological impact of microbial respiration in oxygen-starved ocean
- New approach in search for extraterrestrial intelligence: Target alien polluters
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle using brightly hued dyes
- Nano-sized chip picks up scent of explosives molecules better than dog's nose
- Statin use decreases risk of Barrett's esophagus, study shows
- Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail
- A crystal wedding in the nanocosmos may lead to fast multi-functional processing units on single chip
- Scientists find way to maintain quantum entanglement in amplified signals
- Atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon
- Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
- Lives and deaths of sibling stars
- Can machines think? Misidentification of humans as machines in Turing tests
- Satellite galaxies put astronomers in a spin
- Could tailored golf balls improve golfing performance?
- Human parasite Leishmania is a probiotic for the fly that carries it
- The electric slide dance of DNA knots
- Ancient genetic material from caries bacterium obtained for the first time
- Electronic nose could aid in rescue missions
- Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions
- Number of people susceptible to painful mosquito-borne virus increasing, says leading researcher
- Caffeine intake may worsen menopausal hot flashes, night sweats
- Alaska frogs reach record lows in extreme temperature survival
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using morcellation
- In asthma, it's not just what you smell, but what you think you smell
- New knee implant saves the ligaments
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Potential genetic link between epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders
- Gene variant identified as heart disease risk factor for women
- Safeguarding Belize's barrier reef with conservation drones
- Oso disaster had its roots in earlier landslides
- Vulnerability of sharks as collateral damage in commercial fishing shown by study
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