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Urban Heat Has Large-scale Climate Effects
The heat generated by everyday activities in metropolitan areas has a significant enough warming effect to influence the character of…
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URMC Contributes to Landmark Study on Origins of Congenital Heart Disease
In a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal Nature, scientists identified a group of gene mutations that may be behind…
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True Colors: Female Squid Have Two Ways to Switch Color, According to UCSB Study
Female-specific iridescent stripes in the skin of the common market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens)…
‘Vicious cycle’ shields, spreads cancer cells
A “vicious cycle” produces mucus that protects uterine and pancreatic cancer cells and promotes their…
Hospital study finds connection between dementia, delirium and declining health
More than half of all patients with pre-existing dementia will experience delirium while hospitalized. Failing…
Underlying ocean melts ice shelf, speeds up glacier movement
Warm ocean water, not warm air, is melting the Pine Island Glacier's floating ice shelf…
Interlocking segments might be 3-D printed, assembled into parts
Purdue University researchers are working with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop a technology…