The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 had a significant impact on climate, decreasing global mean…
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Cassava high in iron and zinc could improve diets and health in west Africa
A new study shows that field-grown cassava plants overexpressing a combination of plant genes can accumulate…
Humans colonized diverse environments in Southeast Asia and Oceania during the Pleistocene
Investigations into what it means to be human have often focused on attempts to uncover the…
Finding second hits to knock out leukemia
Targeted drugs are a cornerstone of personalized medicine, yet come with important drawbacks. They restrain disease…
How gender disparities in salary add up over a lifetime
Around the country, women physician researchers make 7 to 8 percent less per year than men.…
Cancer: A mutation that breaks gene interplay in 3D
Scientists have discovered how a mutated gene can affect the three-dimensional interactions of genes in the…
Extreme weather and geopolitics major drivers of increasing ‘food shocks’
Global food production is suffering from an increasing number of 'food shocks,' with most caused by…
Missing-link in planet evolution found
For the first time ever, astronomers have detected a 1.3 km radius body at the edge…
Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2D materials
Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers have…
Proton transport ‘highway’ may pave way to better high-power batteries
Researchers have found that a chemical mechanism first described more than two centuries ago holds the…