Satellite images, drone photos and even Google Earth could help identify communities most at risk for getting one of the world's worst tropical diseases.
Ecology
Oct 28, 2019
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Overseas consumer markets could be responsible for more than half of the impact of expanding soy production on rare species in one of the world's most biodiverse regions, the Cerrado savannah in Brazil, according to a new ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2019
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A study of human activity within thousands of conservation spaces in over 150 countries suggests that—on average across the world—protected areas are not reducing the "anthropogenic pressure" on our most precious natural ...
Ecology
Oct 28, 2019
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With a lot of hard work and a dash of salt, Rice University scientists have taken a step toward simplifying drug manufacture.
Materials Science
Oct 28, 2019
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More than 1,000 firefighters battled a wind-driven blaze Monday that broke out near the renowned Getty Center in Los Angeles, prompting widespread evacuations as the flames destroyed several homes and forced the shutdown ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2019
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South Africa's government urged people to restrict water usage Monday as reservoir levels drop and rainfall is not expected until December.
Environment
Oct 28, 2019
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Cannabis flowers with the most mushroom-shaped hairs pack the biggest cannabinoid and fragrance punch, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2019
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Periodically throughout the year in South Florida, water from the sea invades our coast. It leaks out of bays, climbs over sea walls and docks, and floods out of sewer drains built to contain it.
Environment
Oct 28, 2019
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The Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory, known as GOLT, explains the biological reasons that force fish, particularly larger or older ones, to move poleward when the waters in their habitats heat-up due to climate change.
Ecology
Oct 28, 2019
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Pablo is a tropical cyclone that formed late on Oct. 25 and strengthened into a hurricane for a short time before weakening again into a tropical storm. NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites provided imagery that covered that ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2019
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