Urban sprawl has led to the creation of food deserts in metropolitan areas across the United…
Targeting DNA sequencing for plant biodiversity research
High-throughput sequencing is revolutionizing research in plant evolutionary biology. Using third-generation sequencing technologies, researchers are able…
Improving the magnetic bottle that controls fusion power on Earth
The exhaustive detection method that discovered the error field in the initial run of the NSTX-U…
Is it safe to use an electric fan for cooling?
The safety and effectiveness of electric fans in heatwaves depend on the climate and basing public…
Targeting DNA sequencing for plant biodiversity research
Third-generation sequencing (TGS) technologies like the portable MinION sequencer promise to revolutionize biology, but getting there…
Study: Urban sprawl creates food deserts
Urban sprawl has led to the creation of food deserts in metropolitan areas across the United…
Beaches choked with stinky seaweed could be the new normal
Slimy, stinky brown seaweed that ruins beachgoers’ vacations from Mexico to Florida may be the new…
Magnetic plasma pulses excited by UK-size swirls in the solar atmosphere
An international team of scientists led by the University of Sheffield have discovered previously undetected observational…
Giant telescope backers to seek permit for alternative site
The director of a Spanish research center says the international consortium that wants to build a…
Researchers take key step toward cancer treatments that leave healthy cells unharmed
Researchers have opened up a possible avenue for new cancer therapies that don’t have the side…