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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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New Kind of Ultraviolet LED could Lead to Portable, Low-Cost Devices
Commercial uses for ultraviolet (UV) light are growing, and now a new kind of LED…
Predicting treatment response more accurately
The HI virus is feared, not least, because of its great adaptability. If the virus…
New tool enhances the search for genetic mutations
Concealed within the vastness of the human genome, (comprised of some 3 billion base pairs),…
The Bitter and the Sweet: Fruit Flies Reveal a New Interaction Between the Two
Bitter-containing foods, such as coffee beans, reduce the attractive taste of sugar. This concept is…
Pollutant-eating bacteria not so rare
Rice University researchers are creating forensic tools to measure the amount of dioxane-eating…