Researchers have demonstrated an efficient new way to capture the energy from sunlight and convert…
Month: September 2015
Plants also suffer from stress
High salt in soil dramatically stresses plant biology and reduces the growth and yield of…
The million year old monkey: New evidence confirms the antiquity of fossil primate
An international team of scientists have dated a species of fossil monkey found across the…
Researchers show effectiveness of non-surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis
Patients with spinal stenosis experienced good short term benefit, lasting from weeks to months, after…
Vestibular organ: Signal replicas make a flexible sensor
Researchers have shown how signals from the spinal cord adjust the sensitivity of hair cells…
Supervised tooth brushing and floride varnish schemes benefit kids and the health economy
Action to prevent tooth decay in children, such as supervised tooth brushing and fluoride varnish…
Scientists unlock secrets of a heat-loving microbe
Scientists studying how a heat-loving microbe transfers its DNA from one generation to the next…
Fourth wheat gene is key to flowering, climate adaptation
A fourth wheat gene governing vernalization — the biological process requiring cold temperatures to trigger…
Community ecology can advance the fight against infectious diseases
The ecological complexity of many emerging disease threats — interactions among multiple hosts, multiple vectors…
Bring on the night, say National Park visitors in new study
Nearly 90 percent of visitors to a major national park highly valued the night sky…