As palm oil production expands from Southeast Asia into the Americas and Africa, vulnerable tropical…
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Warnings of imminent extinction crisis for largest wild animal species
A team of conservation biologists is calling for a worldwide strategy to prevent the unthinkable:…
A minute of secondhand marijuana smoke may damage blood vessels
Rats’ blood vessels took at least three times longer to recover function after only a…
Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks
Researchers are developing a new space boot with built-in sensors and tiny ‘haptic’ motors, whose…
Indicators of Parkinson’s disease risk found in unexpected places
Clues that point toward new risk mechanisms for developing Parkinson’s disease are hiding in some…
New model may help solve the mystery of how lithium stabilizes moods
New model provides a fresh perspective that can sharpen research aimed at pinning down lithium’s…
Videos reveal birds, bats and bugs near Ivanpah solar project power towers
Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers,…
Diabetes prevention programs beneficial in improving cardio-metabolic profiles
A new study shows that lifestyle modification programs modeled on diabetes prevention programs (DPP) trials…
Cod and climate
In recent decades, the plight of Atlantic cod off the coast of New England has…
Gene therapy for metabolic liver diseases shows promise in pigs
With a shortage of donor organs, medical researchers are exploring therapeutic strategies for patients with…