Biochemists have solved the architecture of the nuclear pore complex’s complicated inner ring, a subcomplex…
Month: August 2015
Cheaper, better LED technology
An engineering professor has developed a new highly efficient and low cost light emitting diode…
Air pollution linked to children’s low academic achievement
A new study on children’s health has found that fourth and fifth graders who are…
Fishermen discards could increase prevalence of turtle disease in Turks and Caicos
The team surveyed cases of green turtle fibropapillomatosis disease, which creates unsightly pink tumors on…
15 percent of cigarettes sold in NYC have illegal tax stamps, study finds
Licensed tobacco retailers throughout New York City are selling a substantial number of cigarette packs…
Goth teens could be more vulnerable to depression and self-harm
Young people who identify with the goth subculture might be at increased risk of depression…
Astrophysicist find supermassive black holes in quasar nearest Earth
Astrophysicists have found two supermassive black holes in Markarian 231, the nearest quasar to Earth….
Songbird habitat affects reproduction, survival
A professor who studies birds around the world has discovered trends in how the offspring…
Scientists warn leaders of dangers of thawing permafrost
WHRC scientists have counseled the State Department on policies that could control permafrost thaw, including…
Soaking up carbon dioxide and turning it into valuable products
Researchers have incorporated molecules of porphyrin CO2 catalysts into the sponge-like crystals of covalent organic…