Road verges provide refuge for pollinators
Roadside verges provide a vital refuge for pollinators—but they must be managed better, new research shows.
Ecology
Aug 5, 2019
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Targeting DNA sequencing for plant biodiversity research
Third-generation sequencing (TGS) technologies like the portable MinION sequencer promise to revolutionize biology, but getting there will require tweaking techniques. Particularly, the low output delivered by TGS sequencers ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 5, 2019
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Study: Urban sprawl creates food deserts
Urban sprawl has led to the creation of food deserts in metropolitan areas across the United States, according to a published study by a researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington.
Environment
Aug 5, 2019
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Beaches choked with stinky seaweed could be the new normal
Slimy, stinky brown seaweed that ruins beachgoers' vacations from Mexico to Florida may be the new normal unless Brazil halts Amazon deforestation, experts say.
Environment
Aug 5, 2019
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Magnetic plasma pulses excited by UK-size swirls in the solar atmosphere
An international team of scientists led by the University of Sheffield have discovered previously undetected observational evidence of frequent energetic wave pulses the size of the UK, transporting energy from the solar ...
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2019
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Still blocked from Hawaii peak, telescope seeks Spain permit (Update)
The group behind a $1.4 billion telescope planned for Hawaii is applying for a permit to build in Spain as ongoing protests and a human blockade prevent them from starting construction on Mauna Kea, Hawaii's highest peak ...
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2019
3
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Researchers take key step toward cancer treatments that leave healthy cells unharmed
Researchers have opened up a possible avenue for new cancer therapies that don't have the side effects that oftentimes accompany many current cancer treatments by identifying a protein modification that specifically supports ...
Biochemistry
Aug 5, 2019
3
369
Short-lived Tropical Storm Gil gives a kick on NASA imagery
Tropical Storm Gil was a two day tropical cyclone in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It formed on Saturday, August 3, and by the end of the day on August 4, it was already a remnant low pressure area. On August 5, though, NASA's ...
Environment
Aug 5, 2019
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Missing link in algal photosynthesis found, offers opportunity to improve crop yields
Photosynthesis is the natural process plants and algae utilize to capture sunlight and fix carbon dioxide into energy-rich sugars that fuel growth, development, and in the case of crops, yield. Algae evolved specialized carbon ...
Environment
Aug 5, 2019
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Researchers forecast failure in disordered materials
Disordered materials—such as cellular foams, fiber and polymer networks—are popular in applications ranging from architecture to biomedical scaffolding. Predicting when and where these materials may fail could impact ...
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2019
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