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Science can now link climate change with some extreme weather events
Extreme weather events like floods, heat waves and droughts can devastate communities and populations worldwide. Recent scientific advances have enabled…
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Many species now going extinct may vanish without a fossil trace
Scientists struggle to compare the magnitude of Earth’s ongoing sixth mass-extinction event with the five great die-offs of prehistory. A…
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Counting People With WiFi
Researchers in UC Santa Barbara professor Yasamin Mostofi’s lab are proving that wireless signals can…
Predicting Tree Mortality
A combination of drought, heat and insects is responsible for the death of more than…
Alzheimer protein’s structure may explain its toxicity
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have determined the molecular structure of one…
Cotton fibres instead of carbon nanotubes
Plant-based cellulose nanofibres do not pose a short-term health risk, especially short fibres, shows a…
Study illuminates role of cancer drug decitabine in repairing damaged cells
A Purdue University study sheds light on how cell damage is reversed by the cancer…