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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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An array of piezoelectrically modulated resistive memory (PRM) cells is shown being studied in an…
UNIQUE GEL CAPSULE STRUCTURE ENABLES MULTIPLE DRUG DELIVERY
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a multiple-compartment gel capsule that could…
Purdue biologists identify new strategy used by bacteria during infection
Purdue associate professor of biological sciences Zhao-Qing Luo, foreground, and graduate student Yunhao Tan identified…
Engineers Look to the Birds for the Future of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Engineers at UC San Diego are mimicking the movement of bird wings to help…
Being small has its advantages, if you are a leaf
The chemically cleared leaf of Heteromeles arbutifolia shows its major and minor veins.(Credit: Christine Scoffoni/UCLA…