Our bodies are made up of around 75 billion cells. But what function does each individual cell perform and how greatly do a healthy person’s cells differ from those of someone with a disease? To draw ...
The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) ...
The vertical migration of Antarctic krill may play a smaller role in oceanic carbon storage than previously believed, according to a year-long study in the Southern Ocean. The findings challenge ...
Rising carbon dioxide levels affect more than just the climate; they also affect the chemistry of the oceans. When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic, which alters the aquatic animal ...
Traditional educational systems focused on prescribed, curriculum-defined courses of study impose societal expectations and ...
Researchers at University of California San Diego analyzed cannabis smoking practices in San Diego County to assess whether in-home smoking was associated with cannabis detection in children.
Hydrogen sourced from coke oven gas, a byproduct of steel production, is currently the most economically viable option as an input for “calcium looping”, a type of carbon capture, at least until the ...
Diana Aga (left) and her PhD student Minduala Wijayahena anaylze an ion chromatogram that demonstrates the bacteria's biodegration of a forever chemical.
The researchers used commercially available equipment to install a tracking camera that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the entrance of every colony across six apiaries. On this colony, the ...
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, including a pair of sex chromosomes (typically XX for females, and XY for males). Chromosomes contain hundreds to thousands of genes, which are sections of DNA ...
Researchers attached QR codes to the backs of young bees who were not yet able to fly and who did not yet have a sharp stinger. Over one season, they tagged over 32,000 bees.
Researchers attached QR codes to the backs of thousands of bees to track when and for how long they left their hives.