Building a corn cob; cell by cell, gene by gene
Corn hasn’t always been the sweet, juicy delight that we know today. And, without adapting to a rapidly changing climate, it is at risk of… Read More »Building a corn cob; cell by cell, gene by gene
Corn hasn’t always been the sweet, juicy delight that we know today. And, without adapting to a rapidly changing climate, it is at risk of… Read More »Building a corn cob; cell by cell, gene by gene
In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic a “public health emergency of international concern” due to the virus causing birth defects… Read More »Genetically-modified mosquitoes key to stopping Zika virus spread
A new paper from UC Santa Cruz researchers, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that fear of humans causes mountain lions… Read More »Energy spent avoiding humans associated with smaller home ranges for male pumas
The prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases has significantly increased both in Finland and globally. These disorders cannot be entirely cured. Instead, they are treated with… Read More »Gut microbiota reveals whether drug therapies work in inflammatory bowel diseases
“Ice is melting faster worldwide, with greater sea-level rise anticipated, studies show.” “Global ice loss has increased rapidly over the past two decades, and scientists… Read More »“Earth Is Now Losing 1.2 Trillion Tons Of Ice Each Year”
“The Justice Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation into whether department staff members sought to use the agency to alter the outcome of the… Read More »“DOJ Watchdog Probes If Staff Tried to Alter Election Outcome”
“WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace the U.S. government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration… Read More »“Biden Vows To Replace U.S. Government Fleet With Electric Vehicles”
“The president will announce a suite of executive actions on Wednesday to combat climate change, two people familiar with his plans said, and will ask… Read More »Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land
“Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday night that President Biden should consider declaring an emergency when it comes to the climate. “It… Read More »“Schumer Calls For Biden To Declare Climate Emergency”
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have for the first time quantified how warming coastal waters are impacting individual… Read More »Increasing ocean temperature threatens Greenland’s ice sheet