DNA and RNA, the two main types of nucleic acid and the building blocks of life,…
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Museum researchers enlist hundreds of home gardeners in fight to save the iconic monarch butterfly
On a suburban street with smooth lawns and trimmed bushes, Martha Chiplis’ yard stands out. It’s…
Orca Tokitae's necropsy shocks Lummi Nation as it works to bring remains home
The death of Tokitae the southern resident orca on Friday in Miami was a shock to…
Towns could save themselves from wildfire—if they knew about this money
Last year, Don Pratt fled from his home as a wildfire swept down the mountainside here…
Researchers develop oversampled channelization technology for radio astronomy wideband digital signal
The wideband receiving system of large radio observation equipment obtains a great number of real-time astronomical…
The pressure is real for mothers managing their children's digital use
Parents are spending considerable amounts of energy thinking about and mitigating the risks associated with their…
Challenges to the local government environmental health workforce in South Australia
If local councils aim to better address climate change and public health issues, they will be…
Cellphone bans in schools alone won't curb distraction, says communication technologies expert
Cellphone bans in middle and high schools across the U.S. are raising questions about how effective…
New gene-editing technique offers path to precision therapies
PNP editing is emerging as a versatile and programmable tool for site-specific DNA manipulations. An innovative…
Sweet corn yield at the mercy of the environment, except for one key factor
A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has…