Although pesticides are a standard part of crop production, researchers now believe pesticide use could be…
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Global warming hits sea creatures hardest
Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their…
Who really hit the basketball out of bounds?
When a basketball is knocked out of bounds, it matters who touched it last. Determining which…
Human settlements in Amazonia much older than previously thought
Humans settled in southwestern Amazonia and even experimented with agriculture much earlier than previously thought, according…
A first in medical robotics: Autonomous navigation inside the body
Bioengineers report the first demonstration of a robot able to navigate autonomously inside the body. In…
Synthetic speech generated from brain recordings
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity…
Exposing cancer’s metabolic addictions
Researchers describe a new set of 'rules' that predict how the tissue of origin influences critical…
Could a popular food ingredient raise the risk for diabetes and obesity?
Consumption of propionate, a food ingredient that's widely used in baked goods, animal feeds, and artificial…
First maps of two melatonin receptors essential for sleep
An international team of researchers used an X-ray laser to create the first detailed maps of…
Minerals in mountain rivers tell the story of landslide activity upstream
Scientists have come up with a new way of analyzing sand in mountain rivers to determine…