The combined effects of pesticides and a lack of nutrition form a deadly one-two punch, new research from biologists at the University of California San Diego has shown for the first time.
Ecology
Dec 19, 2017
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An innovative interpretation of X-ray data from a cluster of galaxies could help scientists fulfill a quest they have been on for decades: determining the nature of dark matter.
Astronomy
Dec 19, 2017
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A bouncing baby bongo has been born in New Orleans.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2017
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In a frozen lake in Quebec, tiny red creatures zip about under the ice. Guillaume Grosbois and Milla Rautio, researchers at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Québec, Canada report the discovery of active life ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2017
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Bacteria must sense and respond to changes in their environment to survive, and their exterior membranes are their first line of defense. Exciting new research reveals a previously unappreciated aspect of this defense, which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2017
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Neonicotinoid insecticides, including Syngenta's insecticide thiamethoxam, have been used globally on a wide range of crops through seed, soil, and foliage treatments.
Ecology
Dec 19, 2017
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Tropical Storm Kai-Tak moved through the central and southern Philippines over several days and weakened to a remnant low pressure area in the South China Sea. As it moved over the country, NASA found that the storm generated ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2017
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When Matt King first got on Facebook eight years ago, the blind engineer had to weigh whether it was worth spending an entire Saturday morning checking whether a friend of his was actually in his friend list. Such were the ...
Internet
Dec 19, 2017
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A giant chunk of central Idaho with a dazzling night sky has become the nation's first International Dark Sky Reserve.
Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2017
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It's no stretch to say that snow is the key to success for Jon Lillis.
Environment
Dec 19, 2017
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