Amazon river dolphins are showing alarming levels of contamination mainly because of illegal panning for gold,…
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With NASA telescope on board, search for intelligent aliens 'more credible'
Astronomers dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) have announced a new collaboration with scientists…
Cooking up a new theory for better accelerators
While particle accelerators may be on the cutting edge of science, the building and preparation of…
Satellite analysis reveals and asymmetric Typhoon Bualoi
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite and NASA’s Aqua satellite both passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and…
US corn yields get boost from a global warming 'hole'
The global average temperature has increased 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 100 years. In contrast,…
Deformed wing virus genetic diversity in US honey bees complicates search for remedies
Deformed Wing Virus (DWV), one of the leading causes of honey bee colony losses, is much…
Genetic risk factor for laryngeal paralysis in miniature bull terriers identified
Laryngeal paralysis is a serious and sometimes deadly disease in some dog breeds that prevents proper…
Higher local earthworm diversity in temperate regions than in the tropics
In any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate…
Researchers design tunable, self-recovering dyes for use in next-generation smart devices
The building blocks of rationally designed chemicals are simple elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and so on.…
The shelf life of pyrite
The last 2.6 million years are characterized by glacial cycles, a regular alternation of cold and…