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Slowing down: Is aging caused by decreased cellular metabolism?
Throughout history, humans have been obsessed with finding a way to prevent aging and prolong life.…
Lake Erie provides drinking water for more people than any other, but algae blooms are making it toxic
Every year, an explosion of microscopic life reigns over western Lake Erie, forming a green slick…
In the Great Lakes' most productive fishing grounds, dead zones are eroding livelihoods
From his lakefront dock in Crystal Rock, 70 miles west of Cleveland, Dean Koch still gleefully…
Drones, lasers to help unravel the mysteries of a Mediterranean island
A quarry, a prison site or a religious location? Purdue University engineering and liberal arts researchers…
Rising sea levels are swallowing Outer Banks beaches, new report says
Hurricanes aren’t the only hazard lapping at the shores of the Outer Banks, according to a…
Researchers substantially boost sensitivity of terahertz gas analysis
A new advance promises to increase the sensitivity of high-resolution spectrometers that perform chemical analysis using…
New geologic modeling method explains collapse of ancient mountains in American West
By using the latest computer numerical modeling technologies, combined with geologic compilations and seismic data, researchers…
A ligand-independent origin of abscisic acid perception
Necessity is the mother of all invention, the saying goes, and that includes the process of…
Hip dysplasia in cats is hereditary and more common in bigger individuals
Millions of cats in the world likely suffer from hip dysplasia, but this cat health problem…