Interaction with lung cells transforms asbestos particles
Asbestos fibers can cause lung cancer and other diseases, often multiple decades following exposure. Many researchers have sought to elucidate disease mechanisms, but a...
Farms following soil-friendly practices grow healthier food, study suggests
An experiment conducted on 10 farms across the U.S. suggests that crops from farms following soil-friendly practices for at least five years have a...
Student’s device enables researchers to easily track elusive insects
With some home security software and a little ingenuity, researchers have developed an inexpensive device that will allow them to study the behavior and...
Reporting entanglements of leatherback turtles is critical for survival
New research suggests that leatherback turtles entangled in fishing gear have a better chance of survival if the incident is reported quickly, giving trained...
Ridgecrest shows how earthquakes damage Earth’s crust
In July 2019, a series of earthquakes including two major shocks of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 a day apart struck near Ridgecrest, CA, between...
Rebooting evolution
The building blocks of life-saving therapeutics could be developed in days instead of years thanks to new software that simulates evolution. Proseeker is the...
Mycorrhizal fungi promote greater tree species diversity
Researchers have found that mycorrhizas promote greater tree species diversity in North American forests.
‘Workhorse’ of photovoltaics in tandem with perovskite
So-called PERC cells are used in mass production of silicon solar cells, they are considered the workhorses of photovoltaics, dominating the market. Now two...
Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution
New research uncovers the negative link between flight-worthiness and fight-worthiness in birds. Evolutionary pressure demanded that birds could either fly or arm themselves --...
Earth’s coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change
New research shows rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and mounting...
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