New insights in genetic defect allow prevention of fatal illnesses in children
Jan 18, 2017, 10:37 am By ENN
A team of scientists led by prof. Adrian Liston (VIB–KU Leuven) and prof. Isabelle Meyts (UZ…Extreme Space Weather-Induced Electricity Blackouts Could Cost U.S. More Than $40 Billion Daily
Jan 18, 2017, 10:12 am By ENN
New study finds more than half the loss occurs outside the blackout zone.The daily U.S. economic…Biosimilars Create Opportunities for Sustainable Cancer Care
Jan 18, 2017, 9:46 am By ENNLugano, Switzerland – Biosimilars create opportunities for sustainable cancer care, says the…Changing atmospheric conditions may contribute to stronger ocean wave activity on the Antarctic Peninsula
Jan 18, 2017, 9:15 am By ENN
Over the past few years, a large fracture has grown across a large floating ice shelf on the…Periods of Greater Atlantic Hurricane Activity Linked to Weaker U.S. Landfalls
Jan 18, 2017, 8:46 am By ENN
During periods of greater Atlantic hurricane activity, a protective barrier of vertical wind shear…Climate change to shift global pattern of mild weather
Jan 18, 2017, 7:01 am By ENN
As scientists work to predict how climate change may affect hurricanes, droughts, floods, blizzards…TGen identifies compound that could improve drug development against brain cancer
Jan 17, 2017, 4:47 pm By ENNA study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has identified…Race for a Better Fuel Begins with NREL Researchers
Jan 17, 2017, 4:32 pm By ENNWatching cars zoom around and around an oval track isn't Jesse Hensley's idea of a good time. Making…China Cancels Plans For 100 New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Jan 17, 2017, 1:53 pm By ENNChina has canceled plans for more than 100 new coal-fired power plants, including several that were…It's freezing inside - that tornado?
Jan 17, 2017, 11:45 am By ENN
With winter upon us in full force, outdoor temperatures are plummeting. But inside an intense…Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests
Jan 17, 2017, 9:39 am By ENNAfocus on policies to conserve tropical forests for their carbon storage value may imperil some of…Scientists discover perennial hybrid of wheat, wheatgrass
Jan 17, 2017, 9:34 am By ENN
With a hybrid crop called Salish Blue, scientists at Washington State University have combined wheat…The Man in the Zebra Suit Knows the Secret of the Stripes
Jan 17, 2017, 9:24 am By ENN
At four in the morning, Tim Caro roused his colleagues. Bleary-eyed and grumbling, they followed him…World's biggest tropical carbon sink found in Congo rainforest
Jan 16, 2017, 2:04 pm By ENN
A 145,000 sq km area of peatland swamp forest has been discovered in the Congo Basin, writes Tim…Giant Middle East dust storm caused by a changing climate, not human conflict
Jan 16, 2017, 10:16 am By ENN
In August 2015, a dust storm blanketed large areas of seven Middle East nations in a haze of dust…Study refutes how fruit flies developed alcohol tolerance
Jan 16, 2017, 8:54 am By ENN
The common fruit fly, the tiny insect drawn to your beer or wine, has evolved to have an impressive…Dutch Trains Are World's First to Run on 100% Wind Power
Jan 16, 2017, 8:36 am By ENN
The Netherlands, aka Windmill Country, is now operating 100 percent of its electric trains…E-Waste in East and South-East Asia Jumps 63% in Five Years
Jan 15, 2017, 3:33 pm By ENN
The volume of discarded electronics in East and South-East Asia jumped almost two-thirds between…NASA Analyzes Heavy Rainfall Over Southern Thailand
Jan 13, 2017, 3:43 pm By ENN
Widespread flooding has recently caused the deaths of dozens of people in southern Thailand.…NASA Spots Short-Lived Tropical Depression 01W
Jan 13, 2017, 3:33 pm By ENN
In just 24 hours after Tropical Depression 01W formed in the Philippine Sea it was already falling…
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