Water availability in the Northern Hemisphere has seen much larger changes during the past twelve…
Month: April 2016
Nanoporous material’s strange ‘breathing’ behavior
High-tech sponges of the infinitely small, nanoporous materials can capture and release gaseous or liquid…
How a metabolic pathway promotes breast cancer metastasis
A metabolic pathway that is up-regulated in some breast cancers promotes the disease’s progression by…
Invasive species not best conservation tool, study shows
Harnessing an invasive fish species sounded like a promising conservation tool to help reverse the…
‘Honeycomb’ of nanotubes could boost genetic engineering
Researchers have developed a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which…
Age and mobility predict death better than one’s ‘molecular clock’
When it comes to predicting death, more rudimentary measures — like a person’s age or…
Stroke survivors face ‘invisible impairments’ to return to work
‘Invisible impairments’ can make it difficult for stroke survivors to maintain a job, according to…
New tool tailors drug dosing for patients
A new computational tool successfully tested in a small pilot trial harnesses clinical data to…
Fewer than 250 mature Bawean warty pigs in existence
The rare Bawean warty pig mostly forages at night in community-owned forests on Bawean island,…
Corals struggle to grow under multiple stressors
A new study has found that multiple stressors might be too much for corals. The…