Researchers Develop Smart Phone for Quicker Infection Testing
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Apr 24, 2018, 9:51 am By ENNOver the years, John Zimmer, the co-founder and president of Lyft, has often pointed to a class he…Winter Wave Heights and Extreme Storms on the Rise in Western Europe
Apr 24, 2018, 9:36 am By ENNAverage winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost…Researchers use 3D printed toads in the wild
Apr 24, 2018, 8:51 am By ENNWhen the rains eventually blanket northwest Costa Rica, ushering in the country’s wet season, a…Jane Goodall - 'The forest needs people to defend it desperately. The chimpanzees need people to defend them'
Apr 24, 2018, 8:48 am By ENNPrimatologist Jane Goodall came to the University of Toronto over the weekend to mark Earth Day with…Landmark Paper Finds Light at End of the Tunnel for World’s Wildlife and Wild Places
Apr 23, 2018, 5:00 pm By ENNA new WCS paper published in the journal BioScience finds that the enormous trends toward population…NASA's GPM Sees Tropical Cyclone Fakir Forming Near Madagascar
Apr 23, 2018, 4:57 pm By ENNThe southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season started on November 15, 2017 and will officially end on…Could Eating Moss be Good for Your Gut?
Apr 23, 2018, 4:54 pm By ENNAn international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new…Trees with Grassy Areas Soften Summer Heat
Apr 23, 2018, 4:50 pm By ENNTrees cool their environment and "heat islands" like Munich benefit from it. However, the degree…Corals Are in Serious Trouble. This Lab Could Help Save Them
Apr 23, 2018, 1:36 pm By ENNNestled among giant fish tanks at the California Academy of Sciences, there's a black box—just big…Scientists suggest protecting ‘reefs of hope’ may offset climate-change damage to coral reefs
Apr 23, 2018, 8:22 am By ENNAmong the most damaging effects that climate change has wrought on the natural world are those…Online Public Viewer of U.S. Wind Turbine Locations and Characteristics Released
Apr 23, 2018, 8:20 am By ENN
Today, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership…New DNA Screening Reveals Whose Blood the Vampire Bat is Drinking
Fri 4:08pm By ENNThe vampire bat lives up to its name. Its diet consists of blood, which it gets by biting animals…Meditation Could Help Anxiety and Cardiovascular Health
Fri 4:00pm By ENNIt sounds like a late-night commercial: In just one hour you can reduce your anxiety levels and some…“Fight, Flight, or Freeze:” Animal Study Connects Fear Behavior, Rhythmic Breathing, Smell Centers of Brain
Fri 3:39pm By ENN“Take a deep breath” is the mantra of every anxiety-reducing advice list ever written. And for…Tiny Microenvironments in the Ocean Hold Clues to Global Nitrogen Cycle
Fri 3:31pm By ENNNitrogen is essential to marine life and cycles throughout the ocean in a delicately balanced…Research Brief: Grassland Plants React Unexpectedly to High Levels of Carbon Dioxide
Fri 3:27pm By ENNPlants are responding in unexpected ways to increased carbon dioxide in the air, according to a…Colour us impressed
Fri 8:24am By ENNWhen it comes to paint, there are two main types people can chose from, latex or oil-based. But now,…Researchers Show Robotic Milking Systems Can Detect Early Signs of Illness in Cows
Fri 8:21am By ENNInstead of waking up before dawn to milk cows manually, many dairy farmers now use robots to milk…Small Changes in Rainforests Cause Big Damage to Fish Ecosystems
Apr 19, 2018, 12:26 pm By ENNFreshwater fish diversity is harmed as much by selective logging in rainforests as they are by…
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