New technique scours the genome for genes that combat disease
Oct 17, 2017, 6:28 pm By ENNUsing a modified version of the CRISPR genome-editing system, MIT researchers have developed a new…NASA Finds Tropical Storm Lan Strengthening
Oct 17, 2017, 6:10 pm By ENNInfrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed that Tropical Storm Lan was getting stronger as…Fighting fires before they spark
Oct 17, 2017, 6:02 pm By ENN
With warm, dry summers comes a deadly caveat for the western United States: wildfires. Scientists…Study reshapes understanding of climate change's impact on early societies
Oct 17, 2017, 3:33 pm By ENNA new study linking paleoclimatology — the reconstruction of past global climates — with…A New Way to Harness Wasted Methane
Oct 17, 2017, 12:54 pm By ENNMethane gas, a vast natural resource, is often disposed of through burning, but new research by…Crashing Neutron Stars Observed for the First Time
Oct 17, 2017, 12:45 pm By ENNAn international research team, including physicists from the Weizmann Institute of Science, has for…Volcanic Eruptions Linked to Social Unrest in Ancient Egypt
Oct 17, 2017, 12:39 pm By ENNAround 245 BCE Ptolemy III, ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, made a decision that still…Study Shows How Water Could Have Flowed on 'Cold and Icy' Ancient Mars
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Oct 17, 2017, 12:19 pm By ENNHow can a bee fly straight home in the middle of the night after a complicated route through thick…Scientists Determine Source of World's Largest Mud Eruption
Oct 17, 2017, 12:15 pm By ENNOn May 29, 2006, mud started erupting from several sites on the Indonesian island of Java. Boiling…New Imaging Approach Maps Whole-Brain Changes from Alzheimer's Disease in Mice
Oct 17, 2017, 12:13 pm By ENN
An estimated 5.5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia that causes…New biomass plant to cut Simon Fraser University's greenhouse gases by two-thirds
Oct 17, 2017, 9:16 am By ENNA new project at Simon Fraser University (SFU) will soon divert wood waste from the landfill and…NOAA observing buoys validate findings from NASA's new satellite for measuring carbon dioxide
Oct 17, 2017, 9:16 am By ENNThe strong El Niño event of 2015-2016 provided NASA and NOAA an unprecedented opportunity to test…Study suggests oysters offer hot spot for reducing nutrient pollution
Oct 16, 2017, 6:05 pm By ENNWhen it comes to oysters and their role in reducing nutrient pollution, a new study by researchers…Warming Seas Could Lead to 70 Percent Increase in Hurricane-related Financial Loss
Oct 16, 2017, 5:39 pm By ENNIf oceans warm at a rate predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United…NASA Finds Newly Formed Tropical Storm Lan Over Open Waters
Oct 16, 2017, 5:30 pm By ENNNASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible picture of newly formed Tropical Storm Lan in the…Paris to Ban Fossil Fuel Cars by 2030
Oct 16, 2017, 4:40 pm By ENNParis announced it will ban all gas- and diesel-fueled cars within city limits by 2030, allowing…Harvey runoff menaces Texas' coral reefs
Oct 16, 2017, 4:32 pm By ENNSaline levels dropped 10 percent in one day over parts of Flower Garden BanksCause of Cancer Form in the Liver Identified
Oct 12, 2017, 1:34 pm By ENN
In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified the two genes whose…30-day countdown to JPSS-1 launch
Oct 12, 2017, 1:31 pm By ENNThe Joint Polar Satellite System-1, the first in a new series of highly advanced NOAA polar-orbiting…
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