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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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Better assessment of decision-making capacity
Physicians often find it hard to tell if a patient suffering from dementia or depression…
UCLA scientists discover protein that can accelerate cancer patients’ recovery after radiation and chemotherapy
Scientists from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown for the first time how a…
High blood-sugar levels may harden heart valves
Assays created in a Rice University lab contain interstitial heart-valve cells, collagen and nutrients. These…
IPAD APP HELPS STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW CONDITIONS AFFECT BLACKBODY RADIATION
GTRI researchers Leanne West and Brian Parise pose with iBlackbody, an iPad application…
1934 drought was worst of the last millennium, study finds
The 1934 drought was by far the most intense and far-reaching drought of the last…