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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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Why ‘singing’ sand dunes hum certain notes
"Singing" sand dunes, such as these in Al-Askharah, Oman, often hum at…
Breakthrough technique images breast tumors in 3-D with great clarity, reduced radiation
Breast tumor (red) in 3-D: The red area represents a three-dimensional…
Researchers Recover Recorder From Antarctic Waters Containing Critical Baseline on Acidification
A research team supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has retrieved data from…
Starvation hormone markedly extends mouse life span, researchers report
Drs. David Mangelsdorf, Yuan Zhang, and Steven Kliewer (l-r) have demonstrated that a starvation hormone…
Chaperone protein subverts removal of glaucoma-causing protein, USF-led study finds
The chaperone protein Grp94 can interfere with the clearance of another protein known to…